I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

Dilbert: You joined the "Flat Earth Society?" Dogbert: I believe the earth must be flat. There is no good evidence to support the so-called "round earth theory." Dilbert: I think Christopher Columbus would disagree. Dogbert: How convenient that your best witness is dead.

Your inability to see other possibilities and your lack of vocabulary are your brain's limits, not the universe's.

The day you realize that your efforts and rewards are not related, it really frees up your calendar.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Computers and rocket ships are examples of invention, not of understanding. ... All that is needed to build machines is the knowledge that when one thing happens, another thing happens as a result. It's an accumulation of simple patterns. A dog can learn patterns. There is no "why&rdqo"; in those examples. We don't understand why electricity travels. We don't know why light travels at a constant speed forever. All we can do is observe and record patterns.

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?