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George Rzevski
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a
touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."
E. F. Schumaker
"Don't make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary
and useful, don't hesitate to make it beautiful."
Shaker lesson
"What is design? ... It's where you stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of
technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two
together."
Mitchell Kapor, software designer
"The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty - a fad. "
Advice to Henry Ford's Lawyer, 1922
"The whole difference between construction and creation is this; that a thing
constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before
it exists."
G. K. Chesterton, Author
"I can't understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I'm frightened of old ones."
"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity."
Plato, Philosopher
"An important aspect of design is the degree to which the object involves you in its own
completion "
Brian Eno, Musician
"Technology is the art of arranging the world so that we don't have to experience it."
Martin Heidegger, Philosopher
"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very
innovative"
Woody Allen, film director
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools"
Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy