Allright - I'll play:
All's well that ends
Truncated for a reason - projects and other discrete tasks need to have a conclusive end, which they often are not granted
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Carl Sagan - I take this to mean that you should remain open to possibilities
Inferior minds discuss personalities. Average minds discuss events. Superior minds discuss ideas.
Variations of this are commonly attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt
Theater is life. Cinema is art. Television is furniture.
No idea where this came from, but it's always been very true to me
Do what you can with what you have where you are.
Teddy Roosevelt, I believe - I take it to mean that you should recognize when something is possible despite obstacles
Work has a tendency to expand to fit the time allocated to it.
No idea where this came from, but its truth comes from allocating too much time to a task - which does not have any particular tendency to make the outcome better
Beware the 90-90 rule: The first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time allotted. The last 10% of the project takes 90% of the time spent.
Derived from The Jargon File
A project can meet specifications, come in under budget, or meet its deadline - pick two
An electronic device can be simple, cheap, or efficient - and if you're lucky it can be two of those things
Heard these (and other A, B, or C - pick two) in industry
Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
Hunter Thompson
Society is three meals away from disorder
Heard this many times and believe there are significant elements of truth to it
The brochure view of anything is always more attractive than the reality of it
Beware the unqualified promotion of anything - it will be missing crucial negatives...