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> [The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones. It ended because it was time for a re-think about how we live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/the-stone-age-did-not-end-because-humans-ran-out-of-stones-it-ended/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

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## More by William McDonough

> [Honor commerce as the engine of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/honor-commerce-as-the-engine-of-change/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/i-am-very-focused-on-large-scale-deployments-of-renewable-power-and/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [You don't filter smokestacks or water. Instead, you put the filter in your head and design the problem out of existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/you-don-t-filter-smokestacks-or-water-instead-you-put-the-filter-in/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [If design is the first signal of human intention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/if-design-is-the-first-signal-of-human-intention/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [ You need that same creative force that exists in a building like Disney \[Walt Disney Concert Hall\] to actually tackle that most prosaic of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/you-need-that-same-creative-force-that-exists-in-a-building-like/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [And to use something as elegant as a tree? Imagine this design assignment: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/and-to-use-something-as-elegant-as-a-tree-imagine-this-design/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [I'd so much rather have exciting architecture that causes one to stop, breathe, and reflect on the potential of the human mind, the craft,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/i-d-so-much-rather-have-exciting-architecture-that-causes-one-to-stop/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [To eliminate the concept of waste means to design things-products, packaging, and systems-from the very beginning on the understanding that waste does not exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/to-eliminate-the-concept-of-waste-means-to-design-things-products/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [We are not a green standard, we are a quality standard. We're different, we're multi dimensional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/we-are-not-a-green-standard-we-are-a-quality-standard-we-re-different/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/don-t-get-me-wrong-i-love-nuclear-energy-it-s-just-that-i-prefer/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [If anybody here has trouble with the concept of design humility, reflect on this: It took us 5,000 years to put wheels on our luggage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/if-anybody-here-has-trouble-with-the-concept-of-design-humility/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [The problem I have with carbon as a bad thing issue, is that people go out and say they want to be zero carbon.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/the-problem-i-have-with-carbon-as-a-bad-thing-issue-is-that-people-go/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [If you don't have an end game of something delightful, you're just moving chess pieces around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/if-you-don-t-have-an-end-game-of-something-delightful-you-re-just/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [“Ultimately a regulation is a signal of design failure...it is what we call a license to harm: a permit issued by a government to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/ultimately-a-regulation-is-a-signal-of-design-failure-it-is-what-we/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

> [I just think it is so delightful to see people, let their elbows free. I think the exuberance of it all is really exciting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcdonough/i-just-think-it-is-so-delightful-to-see-people-let-their-elbows-free/)

[William McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcdonough/)

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