"Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users'"

-- Edward Tufte

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“I always thought the Bible was more of a salad thing, you know, but it isn't. It's a chocolate thing.”
“A nation does not create the historians it deserves; the historians are far more likely to create the nation.”
“Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.”

Source : Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1750). “The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher”, p.333
“Firms that draw commitment from customers and staff give them a way to sign up for something that can allow them to be their best self.”
“The family is both a biological and a cultural group. It is biologic in sense that it is the best arrangement for begetting children and protecting them while they are dependent. It is a cultural group because it brings into intimate association persons of different age and sex who renew and reshape the folkways of the society into which they are born. The household serves as a "cultural workshop" for the transmission of old traditions and for the creation of new social values.”
“Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.”

Source : Epictetus, Sharon Lebell (2013). “The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness”, p.4, Harper Collins
“One of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don't ever get up in the morning and wonder if what I do matters. I live every day to the fullest because I can live it through Christ and I know no matter what I do today, I'm going to do something to advance the Kingdom of God.”
“When you're comfortable in your own skin, you look beautiful, regardless of any flaws.”

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