Above all else show the data.

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

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.

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.

The world is generally multivariate

The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.

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