That was brilliant!
I think I am going to have this made into a plaquerd for me desk.
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Thomas Hicks wrote:
> Every once in a while I wish I had a blog so I could point to interesting
> tidbits I stumble across.
>
> But, since I don't, I couldn't resist sending this quote about software.
> I hope it's not too off-topic for you'all.
> cheers,
> -tom
>
>
> "I believe the best software is written by small groups of people who have
> both passion and vision.
> Passion is easy to define; you care so deeply about something that it
> wounds you if it's done poorly.
> Vision can mean different things, but I mean the ability to not just come
> up with new ideas, but to
> actually be able to see how they would integrate with people's lives.
> Vision without passion gives
> you a guy who sitting on couch saying,
> "<http://travel.howstuffworks.com/flying-car.htm>Flying cars! Wave of the
> future! Mark my word, the guy
> who invents that's going to be rich... pass the chips." Passion without
> vision gives you America's
> current political situation, where we allow huge companies to destroy the
> world but pass laws to
> make sure nobody marries a turtle."
> -Wil Shipley
> founder Delicious Monster software
> http://www.delicious-monster.com/company.php
>
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