Finishers Quote by Alan Kay Download Open image “I hired finishers because I'm a good starter and a poor finisher.” — Alan Kay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Finishers Poor Starters
I'm one of the best finishers in the business, so I went for it. — Billy Joe Saunders Copy Share Image
Everybody on my team - I couldn't do their jobs. I could not. I really mean that. So I figured out early on that… — Carol Bartz Copy Share Image
“developing tolerance for imperfection is the key factor in turning chronic starters into consistent finishers.” — Jon Acuff Copy Share Image
In our society we have hard nerds and soft nerds. The hard nerds are the ones who used to have the slide rules at… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
When I first prepared this particular talk... I realized that my usual approach is usually critical. That is, a lot of the things that… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
Every technology really needs to be shipped with a special manual - not how to use it but why, when and for what. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
It's hard to change information in books, but if we have everything online, then a somewhat untrustworthy group of people controlling the thing -… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
The tree of research must be fed from time to time with the blood of bean-counters, for it is its natural manure. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
I think the trick with knowledge is to “acquire it, and forget all except the perfume” - because it is noisy and sometimes drowns… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
I welcome opposing viewpoints, but I should warn you that you'll be facing off against the 2nd-place finisher at the 1981 Charleston County High-School… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project. — Peter Eisenman Copy Share Image
I believe people run marathons every day of their lives in one way or another, and we need to remember to give ourselves the… — Zoe Koplowitz Copy Share Image
All endeavour calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
That race was so hard and I am very happy with the result in the end. Michelin did a great job with the tyres… — Max Biaggi Copy Share Image
I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last few seconds;… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
I'm a terrible sentence finisher. I think that's why I'm a songwriter. When you write a song, there are no rules, and I think… — Mirah Copy Share Image
When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher. — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
First, I charge a retainer; then I charge a reminder; next I charge a refresher; and then I charge a finisher. — Judah P. Benjamin Copy Share Image
