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“...science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common-sense rounded out and minutely articulated. It is therefore as much an instinctive product, as much a stepping forth of human courage in the dark, as is any inevitable dream or impulsive action.”

Humans Dream Action Dark Common Products Perception Common Sense Inevitable Impulsive

Book:The Life of Reason: Human Understanding

Source: The Life of Reason: Human Understanding

“The widespread inability to understand technological artifacts as fabricated entities, as social and cultural phenomena, derives from the fact that in retrospect only those technologies that prove functional for a culture and can be integrated into everyday life are 'left over.' However, the perception of what is functional, successful and useful is itself the product of social and cultural--and last but not least--political and economic processes. Selection processes and abandoned products and product forms are usually not discussed.”

“Companies made these decisions about encryption when they were finding it very difficult to sell their products overseas because the [Edward] Snowden disclosures created the impression that the U.S. government was inside this hardware and software produced by them. They needed to do something to deal with the perception.”

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Author:Michael Morell

“The thing about branding is it isn't etched in stone. A brand is a mark or an image or a perception we stamp on a product, a concept or an ideal, but it doesn't last forever. Like anything else, it needs to be nurtured and reinforced, or it will start to fade.”

Needs Lasts Forever Products Perception Concepts Ideals Stones Mark Brands Fades Branding Stamps

Book:Display of Power: How FUBU Changed a World of Fashion, Branding and Lifestyle

Source: Display of Power: How FUBU Changed a World of Fashion, Branding and Lifestyle

“Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.”

Remember Results Our Lives Products Perception Reactions

Book:The Divine Center

Source: The Divine Center

“The most durable thing in writing is style. It is a projection of personality and you have to have a personality before you can project it. It is the product of emotion and perception.”

Writing Emotion Style Products Personality Projects Perception Projection

Book:Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler

Source: Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler

“Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.”

Inspirational Sometimes Reality Behinds Products Perception Impression Brands Collectives Branding Personal Branding

Author:Elon Musk

“Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection.”

Feelings Results Study Talent Products Perception Music Is Reflection Enthusiasm Performers Composer Disciple

Author:Alban Berg

“I make spaces that apprehend light for our perception, and in some ways gather it, or seem to hold it...my work is more about your seeing than it is about my seeing, although it is a product of my seeing.”

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Author:James Turrell