This gem is in the comments, 2nd one down.
Lesson learned: even Einsteins become Morts when faced with a deadline.
From The Greatest Compliment A Developer Can Receive
See also http://www.nikhilk.net/Personas.aspx
It got me thinking about my current employment. We have the right ingredients for perfect code, but somehow nobody seems happy with the end result. Don't get me wrong, we deliver on time every time, and with the features we agreed to, but too many of us feel we could produce better code behind the scenes.
Maybe it's the deadlines