Donald Norman Quotes
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I've stopped reading about my books on the Internet because it's too hurtful.
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Why is it that our young kids all across America can solve the most complex problems in a video game involving executive decision making and analytical thinking, yet we accept the fact that they can't add or read?
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but I'm sure even a Steve Jobs has compromised. Even a Rick Owens has compromised. You know, even a Kanye West has compromised. Sometimes you don't even know when you're being compromised till after the fact, and that's what you regret.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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Cotton Mather's publications in his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible. Anyone who leaves that kind of record behind issues an irresistible invitation to historians.
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I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.
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Cinema sustains life. It captures death in its progress.
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Nobody walks this earth thinking he's better than I think I am - I think I'm great. At the same time, it's so obvious to me that I'm nobody.
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I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.
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The Federal Reserve System is not Federal; it has no reserves; and it is not a system at all, but rather, a criminal syndicate.
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Comic-Con is so legendary, so a great thrill to be invited along.
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The world cries out for global rules that respect the achievements of science.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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I often ask myself, 'What would design be like if objects were made of a single part? Would we return to a better state of creation?'
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In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.
