"Even the best planning is not so omniscient as to get it right the first time."

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Source : "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering". Book by Fred Brooks, 1975.

Fred Brooks

#Firsts Quotes #Planning Quotes #First Time Quotes

“The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.”
“Nonetheless, to the extent that terrorists have come into our country or suspected or known terrorists have entered our country across a border, it's been across the Canadian border. There are real issues there.”
“They who are sad find somehow sweetness in tears.”
“I ask you, if a mad man came in and abducted your child and I said to you I can bring your child homedoes it matter how I bring them home?”
“The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.”
“The Greeks... labored under the delusion that their democracy was a guarantee of peace and plenty, not realizing that unrestrained majority rule always destroys freedom, puts the minority at the mercy of the mob, and works at cross-purposes to the effective use of human energy and individual initiative.”
“For me to give my advice to somebody who's thinking about going back to an ex or keeps on going back to their ex, you'll know when you're done. You'll know when you're finished with that person. You'll know when you're over them and ready to move, but nobody else can tell you that.”

Source : Source: popcrush.com
“I try not to limit myself. The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media. That ensures your longevity as an artist and prevents you from getting bored with yourself and, hopefully, prevents people from getting bored with you.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com

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