Collected
Quotes
Words worth returning to — on theology, leadership, engineering, wisdom, craftsmanship, and work.
“There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: Mine.”
TheologyWork
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.”
EngineeringWisdom
“There are no little people and no little places, important only to make show, or to be a moving stair to fame; but everywhere our life touches other lives.”
TheologyWisdom
“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”
EngineeringWork
“Work is not, primarily, a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do.”
CraftsmanshipWork
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.”
WisdomLeadership
“If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.”
EngineeringWisdom
“Work is not a necessary evil, or something to escape, but part of what it means to be a full human being.”
TheologyWork
“Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.”
EngineeringCraftsmanship
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
LeadershipWork
“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.”
CraftsmanshipWisdom
“Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.”
TheologyCraftsmanship