"The world is complex, and so too must be the activities that we perform. But that doesn't mean that we must live in continual frustration. No. The whole point of human-centered design is to tame complexity, to turn what would appear to be a complicated tool into one that fits the task, that is understandable, usable, enjoyable."

-- Donald A. Norman

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“True zeal is connected with a holy life. It is remarkable how often the greatest zealots for God, the Church, and sound doctrine (as they regard it), have been unholy and even immoral in their lives.”
“If you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you've made, let's be fair, that means you've got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you've done. It's okay to say, "God, I wish I'd done this; yeah, but I did do that." Then it kind of balances out.”
“Metaphors are our way of losing ourselves in semblances or treading water in a sea of seeming.”
“The act of expressing oneself is a physical one. It materializes the thought.”

Source : Speech to the Penguins, 1949.
“I took a vow of political celibacy.”
“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
“When did I stop being me?”
“If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing.”

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