"Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product."

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Source : Alan Cooper (1999). “The Inmates are Running the Asylum”, Sams Publishing

Alan Cooper

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“Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.”
“the metabolism of a consumer society requires it continually to eat and excrete, every day throwing itself away in plastic bags.”

Source : Shana Alexander (1976). “Talking woman”
“Do you know what it means to be loved by Death?... Do you know what it means to have Death know your name?”

Source : Anne Rice (2010). “Interview with the Vampire”, p.207, Ballantine Books
“The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.”
“The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.”
“I don't think the Bonzo Dog could have evolved in America, nor could the old Nice: because of their musical discipline. This is one thing that British groups do have, a sort of discipline. Sometimes it can get a bit soulless, but on the whole I think it's preferable to the American alternative.”
“The Earthworm plows the whole world with his tunnels, drains and aerates the earthâ€¦ If you ever buy any land, be sure it has plenty of Earthworms toiling and moiling all day so that you can sit down and relax.”
“Where are the dogs going? you people who pay so little attention ask. They are going about their business. And they are very punctilious, without wallets, notes, and without briefcases.”

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