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There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: About Complex Fit Long Many Powerpoint Slide Statements Too Topics True

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It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Because Ethical Kind-Hearted Me Resources Responsible Straightforward Support

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A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Experiences Hands-On Part Practical Provide Teaching

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The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Art Between Commonality Develop Profoundly Science See Seeing Showing Strategies Trying

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The point of the essay is to change things.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Change Change Things Essay Point Things

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The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Analytical Goal Last Lifetime Provide Students Tools Will

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What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Get Means Method New Presentation Rather Truth

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That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space/time point.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Causal Comparison Difference Every Laws Nature Operate Point Reveal Say Themselves

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The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: Art Beauty Edge Evidence High Leading Presentation Science

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Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.

~Edward Tufte

Topics: About Analytical Beautiful Design Evidence Practice Theory

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: March 14th, 1942

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