"It’s not the upfront capital that kills you, it’s the operations and maintenance on the back end."

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Source : Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford (2014). “The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win”, p.150, IT Revolution

Gene Kim

#Maintenance Quotes #Ends Quotes #Operations Quotes

“He said, 'Yeah, but will I get chicks? In truckloads?”
“From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too.”
“Sometimes I think I should get another job, and do this only for its own purpose. It's important to separate creative expression from making money.”

Source : "The Knife: 'Music history is written by privileged white men'" by Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 23, 2013.
“No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than 'Flashdance.' After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the 'Maniac' thing.”
“If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.”
“My favorite piece of music is the one we hear all the time if we are quiet.”
“A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.”
“The struggle for morality never stays won. It's always in process.”

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