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"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

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"Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes."

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"Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance."

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"I have yet to learn that I am not designed to carry the burden of men. Rather, I am designed to carry the love of God so that I might soothe the burden of men."

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"Your body is a complete marvel. The more you study its anatomy and how each part works in harmony, the more you will be convinced that you didn't just evolve. You were designed from the beginning by the hand of a Master."

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"I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing."

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"I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function."

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"Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that."

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"We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter."

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"Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone."

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"A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?"

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"Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand."

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"Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people."

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"Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done."

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"So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount."

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