James P. Gorman famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance.
-- James P. Gorman

#Technology #Human Life #Plumbing
Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish.
-- James P. Gorman

#Dog #Cat #Ideas
Flyfishing, which has a vaguely mystical aura, is a lot like work. I'm a frenetic flyfisherman. I wade up and down streams, looking for good spots, usually falling and breaking some piece of equipment. Or I stand still and work myself into a frenzy about what fly I should use. I love fishing, but it has never given me a moments peace.
-- James P. Gorman

#Fall #Lakes #Sea
Cats don't bark and act brave when they see something small in fur or feathers, they kill it. Dogs tend to bravado. They're braggarts. In the great evolutionary drama the dog is Sergeant Bilko, the cat is Rambo.
-- James P. Gorman

#Dog #Drama #Cat
A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll on a dead fish.
-- James P. Gorman

#Dog #Cat #Ideas

My mom's a psychologist, and I think that has influenced me on a personal level. Plus, I'm just generally interested in visualization and humanity, social activity and technology, and what happens in aggregate.
An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have an opportunity, and maybe even an obligation, to maintain [our] humanity and tell some amazing stories.
It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
Well why not a technology of joy, of happiness?
I'm one who seriously hates human life and would kill again.
The land is like poetry:Â Â it is inexplicably coherent, it is transcendent in its meaning, and it has the power to elevate a consideration of human life.
A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life.
Learning To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.
Practicing Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life.
The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

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