Random quotes that could apply to development

[This was originally posted at http://timstall.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/random_quotes_that_could_apply_to_development.htm]

Here's a list of seemingly-random quotes that could apply to development. I don't recall the sources for each of these. Every now and then, it's good to have a good quote handy.

• "Talk is cheap."

• "Better to try and fail than to never try at all."

• "I prefer my way of doing it to your way of not doing it."

• "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." (good for showing how new tools can expand your thinking)

• "The pessimists may be right, but the optimists have more fun along the way."

• "You can be right, or you can be happy."

• "Give a man a fish - feed him for a day; teach a man to fish - feed him for life."

• "Consider it done." (very nice thing to say to your manager when asked to take care of a task)

• "Easier said than done."

• "At some point, you just need to jump into the arena."