The industrial revolution took the father out of the home and put the kids in school. And then everyone had their own little scene.

In the broad sense design means thinking about what the function or purpose of things or processes are, and translating that into action.

Doesn't it seem ironic that people fear that we might become alienated by communicating with each other through computers, when we are already staring at these boxes in our living rooms for seven or eight hours a day, slack-jawed and saying nothing to anyone on either side and not talking back to it.

We must take responsibility for educating ourselves. Being part of a 'smart mob' doesn't guarantee that you're a responsible participant or collaborator.

I'm somebody who seems to stumble into things 10 or 20 years before the rest of the world does.

I usually try to check quotes with people just to make sure things work out.

You wash the roots very carefully before you plant.