"...if you're afraid to change something it is clearly poorly designed."

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Source : "Evolutionary Design: A Conversation with Martin Fowler, Part III". Interview with Bill Venners, www.artima.com. November 18, 2002.

Martin Fowler

“Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again.”
“When I stand before the throne of God, I shall be judged Innocent”

Source : Statement at His Trial,
“City lights shine bright on my complexion, Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection. Life is a green light, one star, no script, Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.”
“Messi is on another planet.”
“I haven't done any training. I come from a family of actors, but I haven't done any training.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Maine election law specifies that anyone who is qualified to access the voter file must keep it confidential. And that is directory language. Making the list available is discretionary under the law.”
“All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. All of them? Sure, he says. Think about it. There's escaping from the wolves, fighting the wolves, capturing the wolves, taming the wolves. Being thrown to the wolves, or throwing others to the wolves so the wolves will eat them instead of you. Running with the wolf pack. Turning into a wolf. Best of all, turning into the head wolf. No other decent stories exist.”
“The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian.”

Source : "Jesse Helms: Yankee Doodle Jesse" by Martin Lewis, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 4, 2008.

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