“When the last history of high-frequency trading is written, Hunsader, like Joe Saluzzi and Sal Arnuk of Themis Trading, deserves a prominent place in it.” LastsWrittenDeserveTradingFrequencyProminent Author:Michael Lewis
“Why pay $20 million to Harrison Ford? I dont even understand that. They think they have to do it... If someone puts a price on himself, that suggests he is irreplaceable, then he better find somewhere else to work.” IfsThinkingPayMillionsSomewhere ElseIrreplaceable Author:Michael Lewis
“You see an artist, a creative person, can accept criticism or can live with the criticism much more easily than with being ignored. Criticism makes you feel alive. If somebody is bothered enough to speak vituperatively about it, you feel you have touched a nerve and you are at least 'in touch.' You are not happy that he doesn't like it, but you feel you are in contact with life.” IfsFeelsPersonsEnoughArtistSpeakAcceptingCreativeAliveCriticismContactTouchedNervesIgnoredBotheredNot HappyCreative PersonBeing Ignored Author:Saul Bass
“I don't think of design as a job. I think of it as - and I hate to use this term for it - more of a calling. If you're just doing it because it's a nice job and you want to go home and do something else, then don't do it, because nobody needs what you're going to make.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsUseHomeJobsHateTermNiceDesignCallingI Hate Author:Paula Scher
“Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.” ComputerExcuseScreensWelcomeGet AwayComputer Screen Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“If you want to communicate something, youd better make sure that your design piece is well-dressed and that its teeth are fixed. At the same time, I still believe that if it is only stylistically great and it has nothing to say, it still is not going to make a lasting impression on anybody.” IfsWantBelieveWellsStillsPiecesDesignCommunicateImpressionTeethFixedLastingI Still BelieveWell DressedLasting Impressions Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“In running, I know that I can train as much as I want and Im never going to break the world record for the five miles. Its partly genetics; Im just not built for it. But if I worked really hard, I might be able to cut my time by half. Could I do the same thing with my mind and my well-being?” IfsKnowsWorldWantMindWellsI CanHardMightRunningAbleHalfBreakRecordsFiveCuttingBuiltTrainMilesWell BeingMy TimeGeneticsWorld Records Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.” ThinkingValuesStyleDesignGraphicGraphic DesignPersonal Style Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?” WayMindBodyWantedAnswersTrain Author:Stefan Sagmeister
“I often get asked, 'Is the book dead?' It hasn't happened yet. It's different than music. Music was always meant to be pure sound - it started out as pure sound and now it's pure sound again. But books started out as things. Words on paper began as words on paper. The paperback book is the best technology to deliver that information to you.” BookDifferentSoundTechnologyHappenedInformationPurePaperMeant To BeWords On PaperBest Technology Author:Chip Kidd