Kent Beck Quotes

Organizations want small changes in functionality on a more regular basis. An organization like Flickr deploys a new version of its software every half hour. This is a cycle that feeds on itself.

Specifically, in the software industry, progress is highly sequential: progress is typically made through a large number of small steps, each building on the previous ones.

Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light or look the world in the face.

There's no reason for me to lie. If I did something, I'll admit to it. I don't want to be accused of something I didn't do.

If you're not going to have consequences to a bad decision or to mislead Congress or any other aspect of life, that only incubates people to hatch bigger ideas that are not forthright and not abiding by the law.

I will say this about the truth - that it's one of those crisis rules, whether you are a client or someone who's living their life just every day - is that the truth has a funny way of not going away, and telling the truth is extremely important in dealing with any problem or crisis.

To be honest helps you a lot to not waste time. It's also the way I help the players most. It doesn't matter if it is the captain or the last reserve player, I try to be honest.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I support accountability.

Folks, I mean to keep my word. And if I don't, I'll give you my address and some rope. That's real accountability.

When you are doing a film for money or to help a friend out, be clear about the motives and then finish what needs to be done.

I feel that responsibility to really be authentic with people because I think that's what they deserve, especially in a time when it's very easy for people in the public eye to sort of cultivate an image.

I've screwed up a lot, but I've always admitted it.

We must face facts. I have made that my guiding principle in office.

I am the guy that, if you catch me saying something, I don't do the, 'Don't tell anybody I said it.' If I said it, I said it. I'm gonna stand right here and say it again to whoever - the end. What's the trouble? Where's the problem?

If the civil society is not transparent, honest, and accountable, then you cannot be a champion of social justice.

Anyone standing for leader of the Labour party has a responsibility to speak truth, because without that we will never win power.

I'm about being honest and knowing that people are watching, and they want to know that I'm asking questions that they want the answers to.

We either believe in accountability or we don't.

I represent my community, and I represent my people. And I've got to be honest if something seems questionable.

If elected president, it will be my solemn duty to always hold myself accountable to the American people. They deserve nothing less.

I'll be the first one to tell you if I made a mistake.

I think it's my job to tell the truth.

All I ask is for powerful people to respond honestly to the questions, and if they can't, explain why.

I think that internet technologies are making everything so transparent. The arms race of deception and spin against the public trying to keep up with it - I think the forces of spin have to lose. In the corporate world people are finding this. Corporate social responsibility has been on the agenda for a very long time - and a lot of people say it's a kind of green-wash or white-wash - but because there's nowhere to hide anymore, people are coming around to the realization that the only way to be seen to be good is to be good. You can't fake it.