Digression Quote by Ralph Caplan Download Open image ““Nothing is more to the point than a good digression.”” — Ralph Caplan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Digression
“Maybe sometimes decent-hearted people do crappy things and there’s nothing deeper to it than that.” — Cora Brent Copy Share Image
“But sometimes things happen that aren’t so good. When they occur, I’ve learned that there’s not much you can do except stand tall and… — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
“Perhaps if the stakes were higher, we’d recognize that the complacency with which we’ve been living is not an adequate way to live at… — Ryan Michler Copy Share Image
“A good thing is good, but more than enough of a good thing is too much.” — Thornton W. Burgess Copy Share Image
“It's really very unpleasant. And not being able to say anything to answer back makes it rankle more, if you know what I mean.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“But suppose you struggle through to the good and find that it is also dreadful?” — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“You just had to get some idea of what matters and what doesn’t, and how much, and try not to be scared of the… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
Designers shouldn’t design for museums any more than mummies should die for them. — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
We are … the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
“…no industrial designer worth his salt, or our attention, has been trained to work exclusively on any particular product, unless by accident. What he… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
...one of hallmarks of a creative person is the ability to tolerate ambiguity, dissonance, inconsistency, things out of place. But one of the rules… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
A chair is the first thing you need when you don’t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite different.… — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous. — Ralph Caplan Copy Share Image
“The Duchess looked at Chloe with a look that said, You had the chance to tell him, but you chose to carry on the… — David Walliams Copy Share Image