Various accounts of Empedocle's death are given in ancient sources. His enemies said that his desire to be thought a god led… — Empedocles Copy Share Image
The relationship with actor and director is probably closer to theater, in that, when we record the dialogue, there is very little… — Glenn McQuaid Copy Share Image
Quality. That's the first word, the one word that comes to mind when I think of the books published by Abrams. In… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
“That which struck the present writer most forcibly on his first perusal of the 'Origin of Species' was the conviction that Teleology,… — Thomas Henry Huxley Copy Share Image
We are actors who show up for work in our sloppy gear, and we've got this extraordinary tailor. It's someone else who's… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often… — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
Venus [Williams] has an amazing line; I love her collection. I'm always at her office. She has an interior design company and… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of designers: ones who are very happy locked in their office surrounded by their coterie. The last thing… — Michael Kors Copy Share Image
I do think that in the near future, if it hasn't happened already, people will be able to use technology to design… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Welcome to my world! I've been through it all, and I often pinch myself to believe my luck. I design jewlery, create… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
“Branding is something designers think about a lot. You take something like a perfume or car tire, or butt-flavored bubblegum, and you… — Hank Green Copy Share Image
Building places that are worth living in and worth caring about require a certain attention to detail, and of a particular kind… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
We go to movies to be taken away to another place, to be dazzled, to dream, to hopefully be filled with wonder.… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I'm not thinking about the next record really yet. I kind of want to do a bunch of stuff with Jonathan Zawada,… — Flume Copy Share Image
When developers of digital technologies design a program that requires you to interact with a computer as if it were a person,… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
The math you need for most of finance is ninth-grade algebra, and most people feel reasonably comfortable with that. But I think… — Sal Khan Copy Share Image
I would urge everyone to start looking at the world in a different way. Spend some time looking at everyday objects, at… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
It's really important for me that we work with the best factories and factories that are really thoughtful in their design and… — Ben Francis Copy Share Image
In architecture it isn't enough to just have the right building that works well. It can also be beautiful. It can also… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
Good design is a matter of discipline. It starts by looking at the problem and collecting all the available information about it.… — Massimo Vignelli Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to be working with Lane Bryant on this collaboration. Designing apparel women can feel confident and beautiful in has… — Lela Rose Copy Share Image
Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I changed the layout of comic books in general. When I came in, layout design wasn't really part of what you did.… — Neal Adams Copy Share Image
I think that it's worthwhile to explore the ways in which you write the person that's writing your plays as opposed to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
Stewart Davenport conscientiously and insightfully re-creates the world of the nineteenth-century political economists, who taught that the principles of international trade manifested,… — Daniel Walker Howe Copy Share Image
An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the… — Greg McKeown Copy Share Image
The principles of good human-to-computer interface design are simplicity, support, clarity, encouragement, satisfaction, accessibility, versatility, and personalization. While it’s essential to heed… — Sharon Lee Copy Share Image
“Design is a fundamental human activity, relevant and useful to everyone. Anything humans create—be it product, communication or system—is a result of… — Maggie Macnab Copy Share Image
I run a design studio in New York. Every seven years, I close it for one year to pursue some little experiments,… — Stefan Sagmeister Copy Share Image
The two teachers that I had in the Art Institute who affected me the most were Kathleen Blackshear and Robert von Neumann;… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
A true flag is not something you can really design. A true flag is torn from the soul of the people. A… — Gilbert Baker Copy Share Image
I think time is a constraint to destroy and then reinvent. If you give me a constraint, I'll accept it. But I… — Patricia Urquiola Copy Share Image
I started very early. I started to be interested in design when I was 14 years old, basically, and before I was… — Massimo Vignelli Copy Share Image
“In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But to me,… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Practically, systemic thinking can be used to identify problems, analyze their boundaries, design strategies and policy interventions, forecast and measure their expected… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
It has long been my personal view that the separation of practical and theoretical work is artificial and injurious. Much of the… — Christopher Strachey Copy Share Image
...Simplifications have had a much greater long-range scientific impact than individual feats of ingenuity. The opportunity for simplification is very encouraging, because… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The same architect who designed the Seattle fair's futuristic Science Center, with its lacy Gothic arches and spires, Minoru Yamasaki, was hired… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image