William McDonough Quotes
I think as designers we realize design is a signal of intention, but it also has to occur within a world and we have to understand that world in order to imbue our designs with inherent intelligence.
Quotes to Explore
-
On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
-
I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
-
The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
-
Where love is, there God is also.
-
You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
-
You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
-
We should allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines. That will create a true 50-state national marketplace which will drive down the cost of low-cost, catastrophic health insurance.
-
There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.
-
I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
-
A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
-
I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
-
I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.
-
I think 'The Walking Dead' is very interestingly paced. It's slow, almost like an old Western. It's also very stylised - visually, I think it's very pretty. It's more of a psychological drama than anything else.
-
Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?
-
In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
-
Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
-
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
-
By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.
-
As a conductor I find the hardest tasks are to listen to the instinct of a musician and to hear the music behind the notes.
-
One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.
-
As for the (Ballon d'Or) criteria, I'm not really sure how it works. Sometimes it's a World Cup year, sometimes it isn't. Let them vote. For me, there is no doubt as to who is the best, year after year.
-
Beauty is the maximum limit we can access through language. We cannot reach the truth, but we can get close to it through beauty.
-
I think as designers we realize design is a signal of intention, but it also has to occur within a world and we have to understand that world in order to imbue our designs with inherent intelligence.
