#152-1. We build (software) systems like the Wright brothers built airplanes -- build the whole thing, push it off the cliff, let it crash, and start all over again.
-R. M. Graham
#152-2. Act as if everything you think, say and do determines your entire life - because in reality, it does!
-Laurelle Adrian
#152-3. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
-Leonardo DaVinci
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A counterquestion to the first one is: the Wright brothers succeeded, didn't they? That too in a big way where many failed for centuries earlier.
The second one seems obvious but do we really remember or even accept it? Whenever we behave in a particular way knowing that it is not exactly the best course of action nor the best attitude to adopt, if we remind ourselves that ultimately there are consequences to everything good or bad, maybe we will change.
Only someone as sophisticated as DaVinci could come up with the profound third statement. I believe one has to progress in stages: from
-simplistic (simple due to lack of awareness and limitation)
to
-complex (sophisticated if polished, complicated if not)
before cycling back to
-simple (by choice).
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