The System Should Treat All User Input

I Am Only A Footnote, But Proud Of The Footnote I Have Become. My Subsequent Work On Eliciting Principles And Developing The Theory Of Interface Design, So That Many People Will Be Able To Do What I Did Is Probably Also Footnote-worthy. In Looking Back At This Turn-of-the-century Period, The Rise Of A Worldwide Network Will Be Seen As The Most Significant Part Of The Computer Revolution.

Users Do Not Care About What Is Inside The Box, As Long As The Box Does What They Need Done.

If I Had Not Studied Music, There Would Be No Macintosh Computers Today.

When You Have To Choose Among Methods, Your Locus Of Attention Is Drawn From The Task And Temporarily Becomes The Decision Itself.

A Computer Shall Not Harm Your Work Or, Through Inaction, Allow Your Work To Come To Harm.