"It is not how much empty space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is arranged."

-- Edward Tufte

#Space Quotes #Information Quotes #Empty Quotes

“Where there is no faith, devils are a necessity.”
“I have discovered a universal rule which seems to apply more than any other in all human actions or words: namely, to steer away from affectation at all costs, as if it were a rough and dangerous reef, and (to use perhaps a novel word for it) to practise in all things a certain nonchalance [sprezzatura] which conceals all artistry and makes whatever one says or does seem uncontrived and effortless.”
“Iâ€™m a morning person and a night person. So I have to be a nap person, or else Iâ€™m a tired person.”
“In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.”
“If I hadn't been told I was garbage, I wouldn't have learned how to show people I'm talented. And if everyone had always laughed at my jokes, I wouldn't have figured out how to be so funny. If they hadn't told me I was ugly, I never would have searched for my beauty. And if they hadn't tried to break me down, I wouldn't know that I'm unbreakable.”

Source : "Gabourey Sidibe makes inspirational speech at Ms. Foundation gala" by Alison Rowley, www.digitalspy.com. May 2, 2014.
“It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance.”
“I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven.”
“when I was younger I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation. In the book, that's how all the sports helped me in my strategies for football and life.”

Source : "Bengals LB Jones proves to be a true Renaissance man". Interview with Michael Fabiano, www.nfl.com. May 17, 2011.

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