My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature’s laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided. Edward Tufte Read Quote
I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what’s up on the pedestal – the great leader. Edward Tufte Read Quote
What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who’s going to do what and how we’re going to achieve the generic goals on the list. Edward Tufte Read Quote
What this means is that we shouldn’t abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation. Edward Tufte Read Quote
There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide. Edward Tufte Read Quote
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. Edward Tufte Read Quote
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director. Edward Tufte Read Quote