Carl Magnusson Quotes
Good design is not about form following function. It is function with cultural content. By adding "cultural content" to the concept of "form follows function," objects cease to be finite or predictable. Maybe the right way to interpret the dictum is to first acknowledge that the function needs to be clearly understood before the form is considered.
Quotes to Explore
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I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.
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I've covered the White House and been yelled at by presidents.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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It's called 'I Wanna Thank You,' and I'm encouraging everybody out there to blog, Tweet, Facebook, anything about it. Let's sign a petition. The petition is called 'Busta Rhymes Make 'I Wanna Thank You' Your First Single.'
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I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
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Why is it we never get our bad medicine in small doses?
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I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.
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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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Manouri is a Greek ewes' milk cheese that's light in colour and texture. It's fresh and milky, and goes well with other subtle flavours.
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It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
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A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women worldwide have difficulty in balancing their dual roles as caregivers and providers.
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My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store.
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I'm not clever enough to be in machinations and real politics.
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The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.
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The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.
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You must read Plato. But you must hold him at arm's length and say, 'Plato, you have delighted and edified mankind for two thousand years. What have you to say to me?'
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The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.
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Be bold and wear things you like. If you want to wear a cropped top, do it!
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The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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Let no man's deathbed be a futon.
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I grew up listening to so many different things, and having a dad that also sang, music was innately born into me. Going through high school and college, I'd go see anyone who came to town, it didn't matter the genre.
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The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fountain of ideas for me.
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Good design is not about form following function. It is function with cultural content. By adding "cultural content" to the concept of "form follows function," objects cease to be finite or predictable. Maybe the right way to interpret the dictum is to first acknowledge that the function needs to be clearly understood before the form is considered.
