Speed matters.

— James Somers and Jamie Brandon

There’s no speed limit.

— Derek Sivers

You don’t need to work on hard problems.

— Ben Kuhn

Burn the mathematics.

— Alfred Marshall

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

— EF Schumacher

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

— probably not Leonardo da Vinci

Cooking professionally is hard work. Writing is a privilege and a luxury. Anybody who whines about writer’s block should be forced to clean squid all day.

— Anthony Bourdain

Read.

— Byrne Hobart

Computers can be understood.

— Nelson Elhage

In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

— The Zen of Python

What I’m observing is that in these cases, I made a mistake which is I didn’t question basic assumptions or the authority of the experts–even when those experts were not in their field of expertise. I was so blinded by brilliance that I thought brilliance transferred instead of inspired.

— Chris Ré