Carbon Quote by William McDonough

“Imagine walking into a grocery there is a jar sitting there with a lid on it saying it's not carbon. That is ridiculous. It's an empty jar.”

William McDonough

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We are not a green standard, we are a quality standard. We're different, we're multi dimensional.

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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.

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