I read this quote by Kurt Herbert Alder today and thought about people who say “That’s the way we’ve always done it.”
Tradition is what you resort to when you don’t have the time or the money to do it right.
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HR Wench
Nov 7th, 2007
When people say “that’s the way we’ve always done it.” I like to answer with “that is exactly my point”.
Frank Roche
Nov 7th, 2007
HRW, ain’t that the truth? I like to say that, and feel like whacking them in the side of the head (metaphorically…of course).