A Quote by Niels Diffrient

Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime. — © Niels Diffrient
Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime.
Today we must all be aware that protocol takes precedence over procedure.
Admitting that it is the profession of our sex to teach, we perceive the mother to be first in point of precedence, in degree of power, in the faculty of teaching, and in the department allotted. For in point of precedence she is next to the Creator, in power over her pupil, limitless and without competitor.
The utility model of computing - computing resources delivered over the network in much the same way that electricity or telephone service reaches our homes and offices today - makes more sense than ever.
Action takes precedence over study.
Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.
Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments.
As is always the case when peace takes precedence over liberty, neither is achieved.
Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can be attributed to a feeling of desperation over the political situation, which at some point takes the form of revenge.
Although an impressive amount of business and social interaction takes place over the telephone and fax, by e-mail, or in person today, the well-written letter remains a staple of business success and one of the strongest connecting links between human beings.
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.
The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this takes precedence over all the rest. It’s influence is indirect, but unless it be well done there will be no effective and permanent results of any kind, physical, intellectual or spiritual.
In each man's heart there lies a hole. A dark abyss of need, the filling of which takes precedence over all else.
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others.
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than another, perhaps because no one pattern ever takes precedence over the others
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