The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art.

The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.

Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.

Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.

Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and editing of prose.

Above all else show the data.