People & Culture Quotes

Insights on hiring, leadership, and building high-performing engineering teams.

β€œThey may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

β€” Carl W. BuehnerWikipedia
Emotional intelligence

β€œBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

β€” Ian MacLarenWikipedia
Emotional intelligence

β€œBe yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

β€” Oscar WildeWikipedia
Authenticity

β€œA players hire A players. But B players hire C players, and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to F players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.”

β€” Steve JobsWikipedia
Hiring

β€œIt doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

β€” Steve JobsWikipedia
Hiring

β€œThe whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

β€” AristotleWikipedia
Team

β€œIf you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.”

β€” African proverb
Team

β€œEverybody wants a gold medal, but few people want to train like an Olympian.”

β€” James ClearWikipedia
Performance

β€œWhat I cannot create, I do not understand”

β€” Richard FeynmanWikipedia
Learning

β€œA smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

β€” Franklin D. RooseveltWikipedia
Resilience

β€œFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

β€” Mahatma GandhiWikipedia
Resilience

β€œYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

β€” Wayne GretzkyWikipedia
Motivation

β€œCulture eats strategy for breakfast.”

β€” Peter DruckerWikipedia
Culture
Emotional intelligence

β€œThey may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

β€” Carl W. BuehnerWikipedia
Emotional intelligence

β€œBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

β€” Ian MacLarenWikipedia
Authenticity

β€œBe yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

β€” Oscar WildeWikipedia
Hiring

β€œA players hire A players. But B players hire C players, and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to F players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.”

β€” Steve JobsWikipedia
Hiring

β€œIt doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

β€” Steve JobsWikipedia
Team

β€œThe whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

β€” AristotleWikipedia
Team

β€œIf you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.”

β€” African proverb
Performance

β€œEverybody wants a gold medal, but few people want to train like an Olympian.”

β€” James ClearWikipedia
Learning

β€œWhat I cannot create, I do not understand”

β€” Richard FeynmanWikipedia
Resilience

β€œA smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

β€” Franklin D. RooseveltWikipedia
Resilience

β€œFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

β€” Mahatma GandhiWikipedia
Motivation

β€œYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

β€” Wayne GretzkyWikipedia
Culture

β€œCulture eats strategy for breakfast.”

β€” Peter DruckerWikipedia
Created: July 23, 2026Last modified: July 23, 2026