Work is love made visible
-- Khalil Gibran
Politeness
Red rabbits who had lived for decades in close quarters placed a high value on politeness, and impressed that on their offspring.
-- Moving Mars, Greg Bear
Nothingness
To be nothingness is to possess the world.
Getting what you want
It is not about getting what you want, it is about wanting it after you got it.
-- Ginny from Love Afair
Simplicity
Insanity
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
-- Misattributed to Franklin and Einstein
Apple Design
What people are responding to is much bigger than the object. They are responding to something rare — a group of people who do more than simply make something work, they make the very best products they possibly can. It’s a demonstration against thoughtlessness and carelessness.
-- jonathan Ive, Times Interview
Education and School
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
-- Albert Einstein
How to review a bad book
The covers of this book are too far apart.
-- Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
Humility
Don't be so humble - you are not that great.
-- Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat