"One of the things I've been trying to do is look for simpler or rules underpinning good or bad design. I think one of the most valuable rules is avoid duplication. "Once and only once" is the Extreme Programming phrase."

-- Martin Fowler

#Thinking Quotes #Design Quotes #Trying Quotes

“This bill reminds me of the tactics of the former Soviet Union and we know how successful that was.”

Source : "House Passes Sweeping Food Safety Bill". Kathryn A. Wolfe, Congressional Quarterly, July 30, 2009.
“Holly is alive,' thought Foaly 'My princess lives,'exulted Orion. 'And we're chasing a dragon”
“I hated the bangs in the war: I always felt a silent war would be more tolerable.”
“Just make people better at something they want to be better at.”
“In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.”

Source : "The Five Fundamentals of Management Etiquette" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 2012.
“Ah, but art and trouble go hand in hand. If you cannot be troubled to create art from your heart, then your art will never trouble the heart of others.”
“I have an hourglass shape, and I think it's important to understand your body type and your personality type. Then make whatever is on trend and in fashion work for you.”

Source : "Wilfred's Fiona Gubelmann Talks Man Dogs, Red-Carpet Style, and the Evolution of Jenna" by Emily Zemler, www.elle.com. June 20, 2013.
“We spend most of our lives conjugating three verbs: to want, to have, and to do.”

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