Quotes by Thinking I think fiction writers write what they do because no one else has written it and they want to read it. Alan Cheuse writingfictionthinking We have all been hypnotized into thinking that we are smaller than we are. Just as an undersized flowerpot keeps a mighty tree root-bound or a little fishbowl keeps goldfish tiny, we have adapted, adjusted, and accommodated to a Lilliputian life. But place the same tree in an open field or the fish in a lake, and they will grow to hundreds of times their size. Unlike the tree or goldfish, you are not dependent on someone else to move you. You have the power to move yourself. You can step into a broader domain and grow to your full potential. Alan Cohen lakesmovingthinking Whatever you think and talk about paves the runway for what you will create. Alan Cohen runwaythinking To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip. Alan Cohen egopersonsthinking Pain happens, but suffering is optional. When pain comes, make use of the experience, but do not wallow in it. Alan Cohen painhurtthinking You are doing better than you think you are. Alan Cohen change-yourselfmotivationalthinking The thoughts you think when you are happiest are the closest to the truth. Alan Cohen closestthinking 'Confusion is the last stop on the way to clarity,' he told me. 'The part of your mind that thinks it knows it all is butting up against a bigger idea. It's only a matter of time until the smaller thought gives way to the greater. Don't fight it. Just try to enjoy the ride.' Alan Cohen fightinglovethinking The cause of poverty is not scarcity. It is fear and small thinking. Alan Cohen scarcitylovethinking Your life is not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be enjoyed. You are doing better than you think. Alan Cohen problemadventurethinking We accept the love we think we deserve. please help me to recognize the truth about myself,no matter how beautiful it is. Alan Cohen tattoobeautifulthinking I've been a musician since I was nine. I think a ghost or goblin visited me in the night. Maybe aliens abducted me, or a divine figure sent me a spiritual memo. Who knows. Alan Cohen spiritualnightthinking A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic. If your persona has goals and the product has magical powers to meet them, how simple could the interaction be? This kind of thinking is useful to help designers look outside the box. Alan Cooper powerfulsimplethinking It's harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job. Alan Cooper mightjobsthinking We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing. When I was a teenager, that was when I fell in love with music. It affected me in a deep way. That's why I love having teenagers at our shows. Alan Cooper teenagerthinking I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don't want to keep making the same record over and over and over. I'm an 'evolve or die' kind of a musician. I think it's cool to try new things. Alan Cooper musiciantryingthinking Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true. Computer memories work in a manner alien to human memories. My memory lets me recognize the faces of my friends, whereas my own computer never even recognizes me. My computer's memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own. Alan Cooper phonesmemoriesthinking Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear. Alan Coren democracies-havefreedomthinking Sadly, as with so much about history's heroes, it's the spotting of potential fame that's the difficulty, whether it's publishing their poems, hanging their paintings, or buying their old underwear. Think of the great men whose lives passed in penury and hacking coughs due to public unawareness that their littlest possession would end up at Sothebys or the basement at Fort Knox. Alan Coren heromenthinking I dont think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didnt achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world. Alan Cranston givingpeoplethinking«6566676869707172737475»
