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Kent Beck Quotes

The problem is, in software design, often the consequences of your decisions don't become apparent for years.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: 1961

Topics

Design Decisions Problem Consequences

Comedians work great as actors because they're good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you have to make them feel like everything's going really well to get a good performance out of them. But, if you have a comedian on the set, you can tell them, 'Hey, you really are screwing this up,' and then they just get better.

Work Good Great Performance Better

I love movies. I own, like, every movie, ever.

Love Movies Own Like Movie Every

I'm only going to get better and better. Not going to get worse.

Jason Pierre-Paul

Better Going Get Only Worse

My high-school years were so mediocre - I moved out when I was 16 and started living with my girlfriend who was 10 years older. Apart from that, I was just a video nerd.

Living Years Girlfriend Out Started

I always tell young filmmakers, don't go make a feature. Make a short. When you're ready to make a feature, people will tell you. Your friends will tell you. Your fans will tell you. Festivals will tell you. Listen to your audience.

People Short Friends Festivals You

The notion that you can endanger your physical and mental health by letting strong passions go unsatisfied is a vicious falsehood.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Health Strong Mental Health You Go

When I was young, I was being pushed, against my will, towards becoming a classical musician. I had music scholarships; I had to play the violin and do orchestra practice and that sort of stuff. That meant I didn't get to do any school plays. I desperately wanted to do that.

Music School Practice Play Young

There's always going to be a fight between mainstream and underground because the mainstream is a very small bubble, and the underground scene is a very small bubble, and they both see themselves as secret societies. But I never saw it that way. I always thought music was open to all things.

Music Fight Small Thought Bubble

I was in a movie with Angelina Jolie called 'Life Or Something Like It' where I played her fiance, and I have a song in there.

Life Song Her Where Something Like

I would work with Trevor Horn any day of the week. I have a great relationship with him.

Work Relationship Great Day Week

I think the reasons I retired stay the same. I don't want to change my style. I can't take a punch like I used to for whatever reason. I've heard all sorts of theories as to why that would happen, but I can't do it.

Change Style Think Want Why Reason

I was sick. I had a polyp on my throat. It would have been foolish for me to go out on the road with the problem I had.

Me Sick Road Problem Go Out

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