"All too much of the man-made is ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos."

-- Dieter Rams

#Depressing Quotes #Men Quotes #Ugly Quotes

“The Universe will kick you out of your nest so you can fly.”
“It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa â€“ it is your answers.”

Source : "Helen Suzman, Relentless Challenger of Apartheid System, Is Dead at 91" by John F. Burns, Alan Cowell, www.nytimes.com. January 1, 2009.
“A good indignation brings out all one's powers.”
“There is eternal simplicity to a solution once it has been discovered!”
“The most obvious â€“ and easiest! â€“ way to gain perspective is to put your work away for a while. The truth is, we donâ€™t know how taking a break frees up the mind, but it does: Somehow it freshens our little neurons, or perhaps it prompts the brain to create more cleverness molecules. If you can bear to let a short piece sit a week and a book-length work a month, do so. Longer is fine, too; some authors have abandoned manuscripts for years before unearthing them and realizing, â€˜Hey, this isnâ€™t bad,â€™ and renewing their energy for the project.”
“All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.”
“Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.”

Source : "Eli Manning vs. the Haters". Interview with Andrew Daniels, www.menshealth.com. July 24, 2012.
“I would like to see more control and more criticism coming from Europe. The constant expressions of friendship for former President Eduard Shevardnadze, who made some contribution to German unity, were counterproductive for our country.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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