Donald Norman Quotes

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

Donald Norman

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ControlThinkDesignAlwaysOver

When I did 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' I think it was accepted that comedians can contest the arguments just as well as journalists.

Rory Bremner

BirdThinkFortuneComediansWell

What makes a publisher decide to market a book to a particular audience is not the subject matter but the style.

Russell Smith

StyleBookMatterAudienceDecide

Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a generally sophisticated atmosphere.

Russell Smith

MenEncouragementEarlyAdulthood

You always want to know what happened before you. It's a human instinct to know where you came from and what preceded you.

Russell Freedman

YouKnowWantHumanAlwaysWhere

You can't force your child to go to bed. Well, you can, but it doesn't work.

Monica Potter

WorkChildYouBedGoForce

The huge, turgid work of history, sinking under the weight of its own 'politically correct' thesis and its foot- and source notes, is not the British way of writing history, and never has been.

Michael Korda

WorkHistoryWritingWayNeverOwn

On Tuesday 26 July 2011, I was arrested in front of the White House along with a dozen other pro-immigrant advocates and clergy. We sat down on the sidewalk in front of the White House with a banner that read 'One Million Deported Under President Obama' and refused to move when the police ordered us to.

Luis Gutierrez

PoliceHouseWhiteDownPresident

I don't feel that as human beings we have an obligation to dislike someone based on their beliefs, and it's OK to have a human reaction to someone even if you feel what they do is hideous and objectionable. You can still enjoy their company and find them interesting to be around.

Louis Theroux

FeelInterestingSomeoneEnjoyYou

We collaborate on everything. I'm involved in the writing and pre-production. There's a whole bunch of people who keep in touch at every step about everything.

Jay Roach

StepPeopleWritingTouchEverything

There are just things you can explore in a movie that you can't in 22 minutes with a laugh track.

Josh Radnor

LaughYouExploreThingsTrackJust

It's hard for people to understand that when five or six guys are together working intensely, they can really get into some duels.

Dickey Betts

TogetherPeopleUnderstandHardGet

I know that there was a public disclosure mechanism in my financial forms.

Anthony Scaramucci

FinancialKnowDisclosurePublic

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