And there is nobody on this rock who can predict or schedule a creative act. Anyone who claims they can is selling something that should be put in a flower bed. Well, here are some recent examples of engineering decisions that were not made by engineers. I think that pretty much says it all. What's even scarier is that I'm allowing this to continue.
Survival is insufficient.
The quote is notable because it is something our society does not understand as a rule. Certainly doctors, lawyers, and law makers have no clue. They all hide dealing with it in the depths of voluntary ignorance and religious dogma. Quality is more important than quantity. Stalin's idea that quantity has a quality all its own does not apply to life.