Linux Work

The best laid plans of mice and men are held up in the legal department.

The best things in life are for a fee.

The best things in life go on sale sooner or later.

The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, "I've got responsibilities."

The Bible on letters of reference:

    Are we beginning all over again to produce our credentials?  Do
we, like some people, need letters of introduction to you, or from you?
No, you are all the letter we need, a letter written on your heart; any
man can see it for what it is and read it for himself.
        -- 2 Corinthians 3:1-2, New English translation

The biggest mistake you can make is to believe that you are working for
someone else.

    The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff
in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up.  Everybody but one girl
laughed uproariously.  "What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you
got a sense of humor?"
    "I don't have to laugh," she said.  "I'm leaving Friday anyway.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up
in the morning, and does not stop until you get to work.

The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job
application form.
        -- Stanley J. Randall

The confusion of a staff member is measured by the length of his memos.
        -- New York Times, Jan. 20, 1981