„Apologize, v. To lay the foundation for a future offense.“

— Ambrose Bierce

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„The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.“
— Bill Gates
„The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter — for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way. He lives and labors and hopes.“
— Nikola Tesla