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1 " Favoring specialization over intelligence is exactly wrong, especially in high tech. The world is changing so fast across every industry and endeavor that it's a given the role for which you're hiring is going to change. Yesterday's widget will be obsolete tomorrow, and hiring a specialist in such a dynamic environment can backfire. A specialist brings an inherent bias to solving problems that spawns from the very expertise that is his putative advantage, and may be threatened by a new type of solution that requires new expertise. A smart generalist doesn't have bias, so is free to survey the wide range of solutions and gravitate to the best one. "
― Eric Schmidt , How Google Works
2 " Is magic not enough to live for?" Widget asks." Magic," the man in the grey suit repeats, turning the word into a laugh. " This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it. Look around you," he says, waving a hand at the surrounding tables. " Not a one of them even has an inkling of the things that are possible in this world, and what's worse is that none of them would listen if you attempted to enlighten them. They want to believe that magic is nothing but clever deception, because to think it real would keep them up at night, afraid of their own existence." " But some people can be enlightened," Widget says. "
3 " Widge can see the past." Poppet says suddenly. " That's why his stories are so good." " The past is easier," Widget says. " It's already there." " In the stars?" Bailey asks." No." Widget says. " On people. The past stays on you the way powdered sugar stays on fingers. Some people can get rid of it but it's still there, the events and t hings that pushed you to where you are now. "
4 " I tried to explain as much as I could," Poppet says. " I think I made an analogy about cake." " Well, that must have worked," Widget says. " Who doesn't like a good cake analogy? "
