The best way to know what people want is not by asking them, but by understanding them.

When design springs from an understanding of the people who are going to use a product, you begin to see forms that you would never have imagined.

Why would you design something if it didn't improve the human condition?

It looks like a galosh with electronics in it.

My ideal office wouldn't have a chair. You would do two things there: stand up or lie down. These are the body's most natural positions.

Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime.

The less there is of a phone, the more I like it.

Knowledge is nothing without good attitude.

There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life.

Compatibility is weird. Love is confusing. Love is one wild beast.

I have literally just been in this place of zero fear. I just believe, as totally hippy bullsh*t as that sounds, anything's possible if you're willing to grab it and make it your own.

This country can have no more democracy than it accords and guarantees to the humblest and weakest citizen.

When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble.

You know, some people take peace of mind and confuse it with lack of passion.

Worry not that your child listens to you; worry most that they watch you.