diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8d640f..4ed592d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ Optimized for sustained workloads and observability aggregation.
 - **Sovereignty:** All code, telemetry, and backups remain self-hosted
 - **Backups:** Multiple daily encrypted Borgmatic snapshots shipped offsite
 
-> *"If it's not blocked, it just hasn't found our infrastructure yet."*
+> *"Production systems should be observable, automated, recoverable, and secure from the start."*
diff --git a/README.template b/README.template
index e0f361d..cc5fddd 100644
--- a/README.template
+++ b/README.template
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ Optimized for sustained workloads and observability aggregation.
 - **Sovereignty:** All code, telemetry, and backups remain self-hosted
 - **Backups:** Multiple daily encrypted Borgmatic snapshots shipped offsite
 
-> *"If it's not blocked, it just hasn't found our infrastructure yet."*
+> *"Production systems should be observable, automated, recoverable, and secure from the start."*