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Further inspiration for embedded developers

Some time ago, I posted some quotations that I thought might provide some inspiration to embedded developers. Today, I thought that I would share some more …

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don’t turn up at all. – Sam Ewig

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. ― C.S. Lewis

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. – Henry A. Kissinger

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln

Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack in everything/That’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. ― Confucius

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. – Arthur Schopenhauer

If plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you’re in Japan. – Claire Cook

It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. – Bill Gates

Colin Walls

I have over thirty years experience in the electronics industry, largely dedicated to embedded software. A frequent presenter at conferences and seminars and author of numerous technical articles and two books on embedded software, I am a member of the marketing team of the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division, and am based in the UK. Away from work, I have a wide range of interests including photography and trying to point my two daughters in the right direction in life. Learn more about Colin, including his go-to karaoke song and the best parts of being British: http://go.mentor.com/3_acv

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This article first appeared on the Siemens Digital Industries Software blog at https://blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com/embedded-software/2019/06/24/further-inspiration-for-embedded-developers/