Eva Zeisel Quotes
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I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped.
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One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and they they have open minds.
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Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun.
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When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back.
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Let a man sow a field or plant a farm never so well, yet he cannot foretell who will gather in the fruits; another may build him a house of fairest proportion, yet he knows not who will inhabit it.
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Although skin color is undoubtedly the most salient signal of racial identity in America, other actual or imagined bodily features have also been seen as distinctive markers of Negritude. These include the shapes of heads, feet, lips, and noses as well as the texture of hair.
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I've learned that universal acceptance and appreciation is just an unrealistic goal.
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Too often, animal-rights supporters seem to care about animals to the exclusion of people.
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I adore burgers. I know they are bad for me, and only technically a sandwich, but a well made burger, juicy and hot off the grill, is wonderful!
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I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.
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American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's.
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I had a unique circumstance in which my career was associated with George W. Bush, who went straight to the top. I went to work for him in October of 1993. So my whole identity in national politics is associated with this president, and you know, I kind of want to leave it that way. It's not tugging at me to go do the '08 cycle.
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I wasn't making any money, but I didn't feel unsuccessful because of that. You can do that in New York but not in Hollywood. In Hollywood, it is how much money you make.
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I love playing women at the far ends of the social scale. I've done it all my life; that's where my ability lies.
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There are a lot of complaints by the older generation about the lack of action in this generation. My retort: give these people something to be engaged in. Cutting a check is not engaging.
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Fidelity does have a succession plan in place to ensure a smooth transition.
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I like things that are simple, such as an alarm clock.
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I think life is a little more basic here in Australia. There aren't so many distractions. People seem to feel they can be kinder with each other here, I think, to a greater extent than in the States.
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An incompetent teacher is even worse than an incompetent surgeon because a surgeon can only cut up one person at a time.
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Good design is good business.
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In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.
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Some people just come in, do it and they know it's right. It turns out better than you imagined it was going to sound. When that happens, you take it as a gift.
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When I design something, I think of it as a gift to somebody else.
