Quote of the Day. Give us (News.YC) your quote for Motivation. Must be your own. • Hacker News Board

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Post by MuddyMo » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 8:38 PM UTC

"You can't shit a feature."

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Post by newworldszz » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 8:50 PM UTC

if you are asking us to give a quote then it can't be mine - it has to be a "quote" i would therefore say "one moment in annihilations waste, one moment the well of life to taste" and it is quoting Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Kyham

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Post by joeguilmette » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 9:08 PM UTC

"stay hungry, stay foolish." -jobs commencement speech

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Post by jey » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 9:10 PM UTC

"Quit reading news.yc, you slacker."

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Post by nostrademons » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 9:49 PM UTC

"In startup world, code writes YOU!"

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Post by abstractbill » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 10:11 PM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #10

abstractbill wrote: post #6

"Sure, what could go wrong?" (the consequences of me saying that too often are great motivation for me being more careful).

Answer that question once when you are single and no mortgage, but if you have a life partner and house.., you may want to answer it a few more times.

Actually I was thinking more in terms of pushing code into production that I haven't tested properly. In all other things I try to make a habit of embracing risk.

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Post by uuilly » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 10:37 PM UTC

averages are for average people

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Post by DocSavage » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 10:39 PM UTC

[After YC denial]

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain't over now. Cause when the goin' gets tough.... ..... .... the hackers get goin! Who's with me?? Let's go!"

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Post by staunch » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 10:55 PM UTC

Wondering when you were going to be called on to work really hard? It's now. Step up.

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Post by rokhayakebe » Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 11:14 PM UTC

abstractbill wrote: post #16

rokhayakebe wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Answer that question once when you are single and no mortgage, but if you have a life partner and house.., you may want to answer it a few more times.

Actually I was thinking more in terms of pushing code into production that I haven't tested properly. In all other things I try to make a habit of embracing risk.

great then