"Ultimately, we are seeking a better understanding of what is means to be human. In this quest, progress is not made by finding the "right" answers, but by asking meaningful questions."

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Source : Terry Winograd, Fernando Flores (1986). “Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design”, p.13, Intellect Books

Terry Winograd

#Meaningful Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Progress Quotes

“The history of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and the agreed myth of its conquerors.”

Source : Meridel Le Sueur, Elaine Hedges (1990). “Ripening: Selected Work”, p.66, Feminist Press at CUNY
“J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.”
“I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.”
“When a regular person gets sick, they take an aspirin. When a writer gets sick, they take notes....”
“I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.”
“... the English are very fond of being entertained, and ... they regard the French and the American people as destined by Heaven to amuse them.”
“I started going to castings a few years ago when people didn't know who I was. People forget about [that time] because they've seen my career - the path that it's had in the last couple years.”
“Everything that’s out now…rap wise and music wise in general [is whack]. I mean, you know whack when you see it. So I’m on a crusade against whackness, and I hope no whackness comes my way. That’s my move, my mission for this record: to combat whackness on all fronts – to make sure that people know what quality music is. It’s not so much about message, but have something to say.”

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