Neri Oxman Quotes
In nature, there is no separation between design, engineering, and fabrication; the bone does it all.
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I'm not really a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine's Day. It's more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'
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Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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'Baahubali's success augurs well for the Telugu film industry as a whole. It has opened up new markets.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
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It is critical that writers who embrace the light of Christ's redemptive love characterize the darkness arrayed against us in a way that is consistent with its true nature.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.
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Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business.
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When you do good music, it moves over from generation to generation. Like Bob Marley. Like Papa Michigan. Jimmy Cliff.
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If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
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A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the five qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace.
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The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country.
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I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I make a black and white drawing and then add color digitally, bringing in a contemporary pattern to the composition to create a vibrance.
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In nature, there is no separation between design, engineering, and fabrication; the bone does it all.
