"It doesn't really matter whether the bug is your fault or someone else's. It is still your problem."By The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition
"It is always easier to listen to unpleasant things after we have heard some praise of our good points."How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders
"It is far better to be explicit and wrong than to be vague."By Mythical Man-Month, The: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition
"It is inevitable that you’ll meet some roadblocks and have to change direction, and you’ll have a better time if you go into the project assuming something is going to go wrong—you just don’t know yet what it will be. This attitude can help you be more flexible, so you’ll find it sort of interesting when the roadblock arrives, rather than being frustrated by it."—The Staff Engineer's Path
"It is really difficult to watch work that you care about being done badly, but try not to step in and do it for them. If it’s critical that the problem gets solved right now, see if you can work with the other person and get them to take each step, rather than just doing it yourself. Your colleague won’t learn to drive if you take the wheel."—The Staff Engineer's Path