Ristenza Quotes & Sayings

What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of the simple; rather the task of the designer is to give visual access to the subtle and the difficult - that is, revelation of the complex. — Edward Tufte

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space. — Liu Yang

This great and sombre stage is set for something more worthy than that," said he. "It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal." -Sherlock Holmes- (The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans) — Arthur Conan Doyle

I would say that my favorite action film is the 'Die Hard's. They're kind of perfect, I think. — Michael Angarano

Neuroscience over the next 50 years is going to introduce things that are mind-blowing. — David Eagleman

Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. — Stella Young

I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done. — Martin Parr

This is one of the most crucial things that the newcomer needs to know about Barthelme. Though his stuff is sometimes difficult to puncture, and sometimes difficult to follow, while you're finding your way, he's always grinning at you in a warm and very compassionate way. The reader gets the feeling that the author is a nice man. That he knows when he's being difficult and when he's full of shit. Knows how much of this and how much of that you can actually take. He differs from some of his contemporaries, and from many other forgers of new prose styles, in that he doesn't ever give off the impression that he takes himself overseriously, and he seems genuinely to care whether or not his work is being read by you. He is a social writer. A writer who seems to be in the next room, waiting for you to finish and tell him what you thought. — Donald Barthelme

God does not reveal Himself; he only reveals His way. Judaism does not speak of God's self-revelation, but of the revelation of His teaching for man. The Bible reflects God's revelation of His relation to history, rather than of a revelation of His very Self. Even His will or His wisdom is not completely expressed through the prophets. Prophecy is superior to human wisdom, and God's love is superior to prophecy. This spiritual hierarchy is explicitly stated by the Rabbis. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

Motivating employees to work at their full potential is the main premise of successful management. — Eraldo Banovac