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I know that in my own work I'm able to do all kinds of things I never thought I'd be able to do.

Paula Scher

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Paula Scher
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 6
Designer
Graphic Designer
Painter
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Washington
District of Columbia
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You need to be able to ride past the technology by understanding what it can do, who you are, and where you want to take it. You don't want technology to lead you you want to lead it, but it's very hard to do that when you're in the middle of it.
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What makes me say wow continually changes. It changes based on what I know.
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When I don't know all the rules I'm just wild.
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