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  • Thomas Keneally on design

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    “And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins.” -Thomas Keneally

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  • Tim Pawlenty on design

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    “There is a group of individuals who are radical jihadists. We need to call them by name. They believe it is OK to kill people in the name of their religion. It is not all of Islam. It is not all Muslims. But there is a subgroup who believe it is OK. In fact, it

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  • Daniel Dennett on design

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    “Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad range of similar environments, it is apt to emerge again and again, independently – the phenomenon known in biology as convergent evolution. I call these designs ‘good tricks.’” -Daniel Dennett

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  • Lance Loud on design

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    “If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings.” -Lance Loud

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  • Martin Fleischmann on design

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    “I have had this view of the optimization of the electrode design for a long time. Historically we went through various phases in the work and eventually worked on large sheets – very large sheets – of palladium.” -Martin Fleischmann

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  • Amy Waldman on design

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    “So the premise of ‘The Submission’ is that there’s an anonymous competition to design a 9/11 memorial and it’s won by an American Muslim, an architect born and raised in Virginia, and his name is Mohammad Khan.” -Amy Waldman

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  • Malcolm Mclaren on design

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    “Through all aspects of society be it art, design, the financial markets, government, technology or communications we are witnessing unprecedented global transformation – the result of which is impossible to predict.” -Malcolm Mclaren

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  • K. Eric Drexler on design

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    “I had been impressed by the fact that biological systems were based on molecular machines and that we were learning to design and build these sorts of things.” -K. Eric Drexler

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  • Paul Graham on design

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    “Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design – designing too early what a program should do.” -Paul Graham

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  • Jil Sander on design

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    “It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.” -Jil Sander

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  • Steve Albini on design

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    “We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design.” -Steve Albini

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  • Betsey Johnson on design

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    “I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That’s why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts.” -Betsey Johnson

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  • Michael Arad on design

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    “I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an ‘ism’ kind of bothers me.” -Michael Arad

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  • Debi Thomas on design

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    “So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.” -Debi Thomas

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  • Wesley Morris on design

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    “Computers are scary. They’re nightmares to fix, lose our stuff, and, on occasion, they crash, producing the blue screen of death. Steve Jobs knew this. He knew that computers were bulky and hernia-inducing and Darth Vader black. He understood the value of declarative design.” -Wesley Morris

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  • Ryan Tedder on design

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    “If you’re talking to an architect, he can look at a blank piece of paper, and once the initial design is there, the formula kicks in. Each room should have something unique and different about it – much the same way that in a song, every eight bars or so, a new piece of information

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  • Christian Siriano on design

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    “It was something I was more interested in myself. When I went to see my sister dance at ballet, I was really into costumes and the arts, and my family was also supportive of whatever me and my sister wanted to do. I would say I pushed myself the most to be into design.” -Christian

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  • Oscar Niemeyer on design

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    “There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.” -Oscar Niemeyer

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  • Debbie Allen on design

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    “I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be… I want this look.” -Debbie Allen

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  • Janine Turner on design

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    “Longhorns are unique – each and every one of them is a different color with a different design.” -Janine Turner

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  • Adolf Galland on design

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    “I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ’43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ’42 – even in my position. This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.” -Adolf Galland

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  • Edward Tufte on design

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    “I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound – indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks.” -Edward Tufte

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  • Michael Graves on design

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    “It was always my goal to ‘up the ante’ on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this.” -Michael Graves

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  • Roger Staubach on design

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    “At our company, our Design and Construction Consulting Service Team not only helps eliminate the risks inherent in the construction process, they typically save our clients 5% – 10% on overall construction costs. They also help make sure projects come in on time.” -Roger Staubach

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  • Ken Jennings on design

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    “The Final Jeopardy! questions seem to be, by design, things you can’t know. And so it’s not about who knows them, but who can figure them out in thirty seconds.” -Ken Jennings

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