Herbert Simon
Cognitive Science
United States
1916 – 2001
65 quotes
American economist and cognitive scientist who won Nobel for decision-making models, noting 'What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients.'
Quotes by Herbert Simon
Science advances one funeral at a time.
Interview
1970
The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose is to give it away.
Personal reflection
1997
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Speech
1985
Expertise is the result of deliberate practice over time.
Book
1984
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
Interview
1996