Adages Quote by Fred Brooks Download Open image “An ancient adage warns, "Never go to sea with two chronometers; take one or three."” — Fred Brooks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Adages Ancient Sea Three Two
It is generally supposed that they who have long been conversant with the ocean can foretell, by certain indications, such as its roar and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“the beaches. In literally hundreds of instances, a vessel’s ignorance of her longitude led swiftly to her destruction. Launched on a mix of bravery… — Dava Sobel Copy Share Image
“The Greeks had had no clear notion of it. For them the future had been indeterminable. In Aristotle’s teaching, a man could never say… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
“...the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea, but I… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“...it was reassuring to know that far away, whales swam untroubled in Baltic waters and monks in arcane time zones chanted ceaselessly for the… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The saying of old Antigonus, who when he was to fight at Andros, and one told him, "The enemy's ships are more than ours,"… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“We journey towards a home that does not halo our head with a special sun. Mythical women applaud us. A sea for us, a… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined. — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
The first step toward the management of disease was replacement of demon theories and humours theories by the germ theory. That very step, the… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
A computer program is a message from a man to a machine. The rigidly marshaled syntax and the scrupulous definitions all exist to make… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
The magic of myth and legend has come true in our time. One types the correct incantation on a keyboard, and a display screen… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
Improving your process won't move you from good to great design. It'll move you from bad to average. — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
We tend to blame the physical media for most of our implementation difficulties; for the media are not "ours" in the way the ideas… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
Product procedure...must securely protect the crown jewels, but, equally important, it must eschew building high fences around the garbage cans. — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
It’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up to now… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Another lesson about a naive fool who came to Babylon, and found out that the pie don't taste so sweet. — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
“An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage. — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you… — Natalie Coughlin Copy Share Image
Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it's learned. I guess love would not be love without a risk of being burned. — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
