ALLEN'S OBSERVATION

"It’s amazing how long two people can misunderstand one another."- Musician and visual artist Terry Allen

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/terry-allen-on-the-texas-roots-of-his-music-and-art

BENJAMIN'S OBSERVATION

"The angel of history looks backward over the wreckage." - Overheard, likely based on German philosopher Walter Benjamin's observation of Paul Klee's painting Angelus Novus. 

MADDEN'S LAW

 "The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."

-John Madden, American football coach and sports commentator, 1936-2021

GOODHART'S LAW

Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure".

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/06/09/goodharts-law-and-why-measurement-is-hard/