6 Quotes by James Marcus Bach

GREAT SECRET Whenever I’m learning something difficult, I keep expectations low, and aspirations high.

The beginning [of a journey] is a terrible time to plan. It's the moment of greatest ignorance. In self-directed education, a lot of the value comes from exploiting opportunities that arise well out to sea, once I've seen some things and begun the learning process.

Testing is the process of comparing the invisible to the ambiguous, so as to avoid the unthinkable happening to the anonymous.

School is temporary. Education is not. If you want to prosper in life: find something that fascinates you and jump all over it. Don’t wait for someone to teach you; your enthusiasm will attract teachers to you. Don’t worry about diplomas or degrees; just get so good that no one can ignore you.

A hero is someone who, for the general good, takes the initiative to solve an ambiguous problem.

If you have bad tests, automation can help you do bad testing faster.