{"id":9023,"date":"2019-06-24T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T06:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/?p=9023"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:57:27","slug":"further-inspiration-for-embedded-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2019\/06\/24\/further-inspiration-for-embedded-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Further inspiration for embedded developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some time ago, I <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/blog\/2019\/04\/15\/some-inspiration-for-embedded-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted some quotations<\/a> that I thought might provide some inspiration to embedded developers. Today, I thought that I would share some more \u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don\u2019t turn up at all.<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Sam Ewig<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.<\/em><\/strong> \u2015 C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Bertrand Russell<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Henry A. Kissinger<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Forget your perfect offering\/There is a crack in everything\/That&#8217;s how the light gets in.<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Leonard Cohen<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.<\/strong><\/em> \u2015 Confucius<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Arthur Schopenhauer<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If plan A doesn&#8217;t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters &#8211; 204 if you&#8217;re in Japan.<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Claire Cook<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It\u2019s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Bill Gates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/colinwalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colin_walls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6583\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colinwalls.author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6591\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6599\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some time ago, I posted some quotations that I thought might provide some inspiration to embedded developers. 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