Dieter Rams Quotes
Design should not dominate things, should not dominate people. It should help people. That's its role.
Quotes to Explore
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What was once underground is now coming to the surface.
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With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor.
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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Like all readers, I want my limits to be drawn by my own sensibilities, not by my melanin count.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.
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I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made into something more general, and that can stand throughout time.
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
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However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.
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You know, it's just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.
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I can tell women's confidence levels rise when they wear heels.
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In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat.
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I never thought I'd say this: what Obama needs in his personality is a little George Bush.
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Design should not dominate things, should not dominate people. It should help people. That's its role.
