> It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it! — Upton Sinclair Slightly OT, but it's counter-pro

> It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it! — Upton Sinclair Slightly OT, but it's counter-productive to start a blog / an article with a well known quote that's been used and re-used ad nauseam. It makes the reader suspicious that they're not going to read something truly original, and tells them the author may have a thing for authority. I think it's best not to use quotes at all, but if you must, find quotes that are 1/ new and 2/ counter-intuitive, or at least funny. The above quote, in addition to being famous, isn't counter-intuitive; it's an interesting reformulation of a simple observation: of course people don't usually saw off the branch they're sitting on, even if it means ignoring some facts. Tell me something I don't know.