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Quote by Donald Norman
Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over

Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books. – Donald Norman

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It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format. – Donald Norman

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design
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Donald Norman
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Isnt one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that its basically impossible to use text to show that. – Donald Norman

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Learning
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Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to. – Ethan Coen

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What is design? Its where you stand with a foot in two worlds – the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes – and you try to bring the two together. – Mitchell Kapor

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All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I cant design anything without thinking of how a womans body will look and move when shes wearing it. – Vera Wang

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design

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons. – Carlos Ghosn

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A strong man doesnt have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesnt match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world. – Marilyn Monroe

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What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! – William Blake

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I dont think its always good to read lots of poetry. – Amber Tamblyn

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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime. – Karl Rove

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