Quotes from the books I read

Here are some of the quotes from the books I read. Most of the quotes are from the book Range - David Epstein.

If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete. Sam Walton 

Every human is work in progress claiming to be complete.

Test and learn can be better strategy than plan and implement. 

I know who I am when I see what I do.

Virtually every good thing can be traced back to a misfortune.

Hunger is more savage than sword.

If you want to be a director of films, take a camera and shoot. - James Cameroon

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.

You need not be engineer, you need to be producer. Producer should know what problems semi conductor can solve, need not be expert on semi conductor engineering. 

It's difficult to make a prediction especially about the future. Experts are roughly as accurate as a dart throwing chimpanzee. 

Best forecasters are genuinely curious about everything.

Dragon fly eyes are composed of tens of thousands of lenses each with a different perspective and then synthesized in brain

The more time you spend on a topic, the more hedgehog you become.

When a firefighter is told to drop his tools, he is told to forget he is a firefighter. 

I expect disagreement before taking decision  after that I expect compliance and support. There is a little wiggle room for discussion on how to do things.

Clear chain of command is good with clear chain of communication at all levels.

We know how cells work, but can't predict the poetry that will be written by a man formed with those cells

No tool is omni competent. There is no such thing as master-key that will unlock all doors.

Be careful not to be too careful OR you will unconsciously limit your exploration. 

Bring new skills to old problem or old skills to new problem. -  Oliver Smithies

Breakthrough and fallacy look a lot alike initially.

Compare yourself to yourself yesterday, not to younger people who aren't you.

Life is an experiment - Wendell Holmes (supreme court justice).