John Maeda Quotes
A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together.
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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I do think that tonal element of Trump's is attractive, but I don't know if I would go so far as to say the confrontational element of his rhetoric is necessarily attractive.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
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I love diving into different skins, skins that make me feel deep emotions.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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I'm a guy who loves my family, and we're probably only going to have a couple of more babies. I have the rest of my life to play the British Open.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
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There's very few dork movies made by dorks.
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It's very frightening when you're told you have any form of the c-word, but because of early detection, they caught it before it had hardly begun. I'm completely cured and will go on to have a wonderful, fruitful life. I'll never die of prostate cancer.
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Excessive hype, bankruptcy, cash burning like autumn leaves - such is the stuff of short-selling.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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You consciously look after yourself, whatever that may be to you, whether it's going out for a few drinks and a bit of dinner, or just hitting the couch and watching TV, or going to the gym or yoga class. Just being aware that there's a potential for you to be in it and respecting wherever you find yourself is good enough.
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I've won some awards. 'Time' magazine designated me as one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century. Oh, and I've got some honorary citizenships, like from the Conch Republic of the Florida Keys. But the one thing I am proud of is I didn't get the Chevron environmental award. Never did get that one.
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Be less afraid to be different.
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I have to tell you, it's very boring, but before I did yoga, I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up. And now I can stand on my head.
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If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet.
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A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together.
