Tent Embassy Quotes & Sayings

I will accept anything in the theatre ... provided it amuses or moves me. But if it does neither, I want to go home. — Noel Coward

Apparently Iran thinks that it can continue to deceive the world in order to reach its goals. — Moshe Katsav

You need some coffee, don't you?"
"Yes, I've only had a gallon. — John Grisham

Unfortunately, Bretorius had found mediocrity too high a bar. He had advanced in the fleet the old-fashioned way: he'd stuck around so long they had to give him a command, or muster him out. — John Jackson Miller

Today I am more convinced than ever. Conceptual integrity is central to product quality. Having a system architect is the most important single step toward conceptual integrity. These principles are by no means limited to software systems, but to the design of any complex construct, whether a computer, an airplane, a Strategic Defense Initiative, a Global Positioning System. After teaching a software engineering laboratory more than 20 times, I came to insist that student teams as small as four people choose a manager and a separate architect. Defining distinct roles in such small teams may be a little extreme, but I have observed it to work well and to contribute to design success even for small teams. — Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

The first stage of meditation is simply to ignore thought; to become conscious that there is something beyond thought. — Frederick Lenz