William McDonough Quotes
Designing renders visible our hopes and dreams. It is the first signal of human intentions.
Quotes to Explore
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
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Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing.
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I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.
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Dream and you shall become.
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I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.
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My father was a milkman. So, I delivered milk.
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Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think.
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I like semi-torn-down places where I could get nestled in and get something done without anyone bothering me.
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If I was elected God for a day, homosexuality wouldn't be permitted, but nobody's electing me God.
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I'm very artistic - I feel like ever since I was born I've been drawing. I actually have a picture in my room that I painted, and people are always like "Where did you buy that?" It's cool that people are impressed by it.
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When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture... It turns out, though, that most of what we make or design is actually aimed at a public that is there for something else. The design is important, but the design is not the point. Call it "public design"... Public design is for individuals who have to fill out our tax form, interact with our website or check into our hotel room despite the way it's designed, not because of it.
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STARING INTO THE ABYSS by Richard Thomas is an outstanding book, a grim tapestry of broken lives and shattered dreams, of dark fantasies and dark reflections. It's one of the better single-author collections I've had the pleasure to read in recent years, and as such, gets my highest recommendation. It's also a fine testament to a talent I suspect we are going to be hearing a lot more from, and soon.
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I'm in the entertainment business, where you're only as good as your last show.
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Designing renders visible our hopes and dreams. It is the first signal of human intentions.
