"You can't teach someone something they think they already know" - Lee's Observation

"Don't forget where you came from" - learnt from listening to the early The Mountain Goats records

"Learn to wait your turn" - The Mountain Goats

"We all learn best the things we discovered for ourselves" - Donald Knuth

"You can't say good things too often" - Dr SM

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

"All models are wrong but some are useful." - Simon Wardley

"If there's an elephant in the room, introduce them"