Accountability is the mother of caution.

Accountability is made more difficult by the probabilistic nature of risks where no-one is to blame.

Accountability is, in modern western civilization, a sin usually regarded as necessary. A voluntary action or thought, in many simple societies an involuntary action may fall within the given definition of sin. -for example leprosy among the hebrews . ..

Accountability is difficult to assign in complex situations. Put simply, the greater number of smokestacks, the harder it is to attribute blame.

Consistency is overrated — a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise.

Consistency is unimaginative — a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

Documentation is the castor oil of programming ... Managers know it must be good because the programmers hate it so much.

Documentation is always a risk — don't put anything in writing that you wouldn't want to see in print.

Documentation is the way the program used to be, or perhaps the way it should have been

Documentation is instructions translated from Swedish by Japanese for English speaking persons.