"A chair is the first thing you need when you donâ€™t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For it is civilization, not survival, that requires design."

-- Ralph Caplan

#Civilization Quotes #Design Quotes #Survival Quotes

“Faith in faith' he answered himself. 'It isn't necessary to have something to believe in. It's only necessary to believe that somewhere there's something worthy of belief”
“Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.”
“Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.”

Source : "Americas summit ends in stalemate / U.S. vision for free-trade zone thwarted by 5 of 34 nations; no date for more talks" by Patrick J. McDonnell, Edwin Chen, www.sfgate.com. November 6, 2005.
“I've worked with multiple directors throughout the 'Saw' series with a lot of conversations as they bring their particular installment to the screen. If I've been able to do anything throughout the course of these films, it's been to help shape dialogue and to try to make things as delicate and as intelligent as I can.”
“Sometimes interviews are fun and good conversations, but stuff like photo shoots and appearances at places where you have to meet a lot of people - I was never really made for this kind of stuff.”
“For a bill to become law, it truly has to be the will of the people, and for a president to stop the will of the people and stop what you're trying to do in your state is not the role of Washington.”
“I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was!”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Nothing preaches better than the act.”

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