A design quote

So I was searching for a quote about design. I ran across a website http://www.bizcommunity.com/Quotes/196/13.html that list design quotes of the day. I found one that I recognized, and then I figured out why. It is from George Smith Patton, also known as General Patton. I know this quote was not originally written about design but I think it fits very well. If you tell someone exactly how to do something they will do it exactly how you requested. If you give a person a goal and just let them figure it out for themselves, they will figure out their own way to achieve the desired outcome. As far as design goes, if you give someone exact specifications you will only get what you requested, but if you give them minor guildlines, you never know what you will get.