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I put out a book full of collected wisdom I overheard while helping build the WWW.WWW Conference for Richard Saul Wurman. In all I collected over 200 juicy quotes on subjects that range from psychology, to design, to humor, to management, to creativity, and beyond.
Here are some excerpts:
“THE BEST THING YOU INHERIT FROM A TEACHER IS AN ATTITUDE, THE WORST THING TO INHERIT IS A STYLE.”
“FOUR STAGES OF AN ARTISTS JOURNEY TOWARD CREATIVE REALIZATION: EFFORT RISK MOMENTUM JOY”
“FOR YOUR NEXT JOB, DON’T LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO THINGS”
“LEADERS NEED TO BE INTELLIGENT “CONSUMERS” OF EXPERT OPINIONS.”
“ILLUSION IS WHAT KEEPS US GOING”
“ALL THE GREAT HANDS ARE GENTLEMEN, I’M TRYING TO BE ONE”
“IF YOU HAVE TO USE THE WORD ‘TRULY’ TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING CHANCES ARE YOU ARE LYING TO YOURSELF.”
“THE WORLD IS OFTEN DEVIOUS, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDABLE”
“IT IS ONLY JUST THAT THE RICH SHOULD GET IN FOR FREE”
“EVEN QUICK-THINKING RESPONSES IN DEBATES MAY INDICATE GLIBNESS RATHER THAN UNDERSTANDING.”
“THEY THROW PIZZAZ TO SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM, WHEN MAYBE THE ANSWER IS SIMPLER THAN THAT.”
“I’LL STAND BY MY REPUTATION, I’M CONSISTENT.”