Ettore Sottsass Quotes
If you think you're meeting your destiny on the other side of a door you may not be interested in its design.
Ettore Sottsass
Quotes to Explore
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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?'
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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All our symbols have the same purpose; words are merely the symbols we use most commonly. The function of words in human thought is to stand for things which are not present to the senses, and allow the mind to manipulate them-things, concepts, ideas, everything that does not have a physical reality in front of us now.
Jacob Bronowski
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Perez Hilton: Are you drunk right now?Grohl: No, I gotta play.Perez: Britney Spears has been getting wasted all the time, hasn't stopped her.Grohl: Yeah, but she doesn't have to sing live.
Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters
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I believe that God has blessed me in immeasurable ways so that I can, in return, bless and help others.
Karen Civil
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As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.
Brandon T. Jackson
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I don't have a religion, but I respect them.
Paul Watson
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I love playing characters that are unrecognizable.
Khandi Alexander
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Sometimes in this whole Medicare prescription drug debate, we focus on the prescription drug benefit, and I am glad we do because it is the first time we have ever offered real help to seniors, especially the poor, those in need.
John Shimkus
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I have been working with Hive, part of British Gas, on reinventing the thermostat. Now you can control your heating at the press of a button on your phone. As I say, design should permeate every part of society.
Yves Behar
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I put myself into another world and another identity, and I design not for how my life is but for how my imaginary life is.
Emilia Wickstead
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There's an idea called "gray man", in the security business, that I find interesting. They teach people to dress unobtrusively. Chinos instead of combat pants, and if you really need the extra pockets, a better design conceals them. They assume, actually, that the bad guys will shoot all the guys wearing combat pants first, just to be sure.
William Gibson
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If you think you're meeting your destiny on the other side of a door you may not be interested in its design.
Ettore Sottsass