Be clear first and clever second. If you have to throw one of those out, throw out clever. Jason Fried
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein
Don't design for everyone; it's impossible. All you end up doing is designing something that makes everyone unhappy. Leisa Reichelt
The fundamental failure of most graphic, product, architectural, and even urban design is its insistence on serving the God of Looking-Good rather than the God of Being-Good. Richard Saul Wurman
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine of Hippo
There is little difference between obstacle and opportunity. The wise are able to turn both to their advantage. Machiavelli
Most of us can manage no more than a narrow little obsession with a particular human who we mistakenly imagine can satisfy our gargantuan yearning for the real, primordial thing. Rob Brezsny
If you can see a thing whole… it seems that it’s always beautiful. Planets, lives... But close up, a world’s all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life’s a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern. You need distance, interval. The way to see how beautiful the earth is, is to see it as the moon. The way to see how beautiful life is, is from the vantage point of death. Ursula K. Le Guin
Gravity pulls me to the future, bits of me falling off along the way. Each of us disappears into the mist of the possible. In our minds, time is gravity’s other side. Michael Frame
Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far. Jodi Picoult
Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file. Louis Srygley
Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude. Andy Stanley
