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What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[–] richneptune@lemmy.fmhy.ml 107 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It takes a woman nine months to make a baby, nine women cannot make a baby in a month.

Classic (and likely mangled by myself) computer science quote which I always enjoy encountering in the wild!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Classic project management quote.

[–] bob@lemmy.havocperil.uk 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's from "The Mythical Man Month" by Fred Brooks. It was published in 1975. I've seen people make the same project management mistakes that the book discussed for the last 30 years.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Sorry to break it to you, but that's almost 50 years.

[–] DevouredChaos@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Ive always heard that one from a Project Management perspective. Ive used it myself once or twice actually!

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Nine women can average one baby per month, but only with an extra nine months of pre-planning.