The story is, “Did you know it’s a statistical fact that people with larger feet tend to be better spellers? [Insert awe.] It’s because people with bigger feet are older.”
- Pg. 75, Managing Humans – Biting and Humorous tales of a software engineering manager, Michael Lopp

Panic is the mother of  the path of least resistance.
- Pg. 84, Managing Humans – Biting and Humorous tales of a software engineering manager, Michael Lopp

(Explaining the butterfly effect) “Seemingly insignificant events that are intent on screwing you in an unlikely way.”
- Pg. 93, Managing Humans – Biting and Humorous tales of a software engineering manager, Michael Lopp

You know what failure sounds like, but success is silent.
- Pg. 97, Managing Humans – Biting and Humorous tales of a software engineering manager, Michael Lopp