James Gosling Quotes

I'm just not a purist. You set goals and you have to work with everyone to figure out how to get what you can.

I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is why I also want it done well.

Women often focus more on delivery - what is the outcome going to be rather than what are the interactions people have in order to get there.

We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology.

FCA is a culture of leaders and employees that were born out of adversity and who operate without sheet music.

I believe zealously in conservative ideals, but Nebraskans want people who get things done, not just those who scream at each other.

I'm pragmatic.

Always, at a big team, there's very hard competition.

It's difficult to play in a new formation and have everyone grasp it straight away.

I don't think I've ever worked on anything that wasn't way bigger than we expected. That's all the way back to working on fighting games at Paradox. Everything seems to balloon when more and more people get involved.

There's no faster way to get on the good side of most engineers than making fun of product managers.

Ideological purity does not now, nor has it ever, produced results.

I'm agile.

Good teams, whatever the circumstances or the atmosphere or the pitch, find a way of playing.

For me, it depends only on the script, the part I'm doing, and the people around me. It could be in Greenland or the Sahara. I don't care.

I think coaches sometimes think it's always their way.

Coaching changes are a part of football; they arrive ready to meet the goals they have been set, so you respect them and work with them like any other.

You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.

I want a strong team-mate and one that is challenging me.

When you are in a big team, there's time when you can stay out.

One good thing about being in business is you learn to compromise. And so you learn to strike a deal that maybe isn't what you were looking for but is better than what you've got.

Sometimes you're going to have someone on your team who's just not comfortable with being open. You have to ask yourself, 'Is this person going to allow us to be a real team?' Maybe they're not right for your team. You have to be willing to lose someone sometimes.

As a team, we're all inside a bubble. Each of us only has so much room to operate. You have to carve out your space and recognize that because of someone else's needs, you might have to compromise a bit.

The formation is not the most important thing.

I enjoy working, and I enjoy working every day - and it is for that reason that I don't so much like the idea of working with an international squad. To have every day on the pitch is important to me.