June 2012
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May 2012
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Awe-inspiring TEDTalk by the brilliant architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick.
May 31st
“Good design is either delightful or unnoticeable. It is never arrogant.”
– Jonty Sharples
May 31st
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“Good design is either delightful or unnoticeable. It is never arrogant.” -Jonty Sharples, in his CreativeMornings/LDN talk.
May 31st
“Interestingness cannot be faked.”
– Clay Shirky
May 31st
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May 28th
“The magic of cities is that they’re freewheeling and chaotic. It’s a bunch of...”
– Jonah Lehrer at the 99% Conference via Helen Walters
May 26th
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“As we strive to be more authentic in our communication, we should also strive to...”
– Sheryl Sandberg in her HBS commencement speech.
May 26th
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“Furthermore, how do you achieve excellence? Around what ultimate purpose should...”
– David Brooks in his excellent op-ed The Service Patch.
May 26th
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May 26th
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“Intolerance for ugliness is not in itself enough. You have to understand a field...”
– Taste for Makers - Paul Graham “plus the ability to gratify it,” if only more people had that ability, the world would improve faster.
May 25th
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“I love words…they’re my work, they’re my play, they’re my passion. Words are all...”
– George Carlin, in his 40-year-old routine, “7 Dirty Words,” off 1972’s Class Clown (via austinkleon)
May 25th
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“Remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.”
– Aaron Sorkin
May 23rd
“Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that...”
– Aaron Sorkin
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“When people realize they’re being listened to, they tell you things.”
– Richard Ford
May 22nd
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“Listening is the better part of speaking.”
– Sarah Kay
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“More and more we’ve come to expect less and less of each other, and that’s got...”
– Aaron Sorkin to the graduating class at Syracuse University
May 21st
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“In each case, we have resources that were once dedicated to advertising instead...”
– Why UX is better marketing than marketing (via Findings.com)
May 21st
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May 21st
“It’s sublime, to go into another room and make pictures. It’s magic time, where...”
– Maurice Sendak
May 21st
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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
– Henry Miller
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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening...”
– Abraham Lincoln
May 13th
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April 2012
33 posts
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
– Leo Tolstoy
Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to...”
– Unknown
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