"The danger for any artist whose work is both recognizable and critically acclaimed is complacent repetition - the temptation to churn out easily identifiable, eagerly welcomed, and readily salable designs."

-- Martin Filler

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“The Mesh is reshaping how we go to market, who we partner with and how we invite participation and engage new customers. . . . If you embrace the Mesh youll discover how your business can inspire customers in a world where access trumps ownership.”
“I started designing the greenest the most connected home before the iPhone and the iPad.”
“I think it's retarded. I probably shouldn't say that. I think it's stupid. If you want a Super Bowl, put a retractable dome on your stadium. Then you can get one. Other than that, I don't really like the idea. I don't think people would react very well to it, or be glad to play anybody in that kind of weather.”

Source : "Ravens’ QB Flacco: New Jersey Super Bowl is ‘retarded’" by Brian Costello, nypost.com. January 29, 2013.
“It is the desire of our hearts, and as we believe God's will under this dispensation, that all the children of God should be gathered together as such, and, consequently, as not of the world.”
“In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.”
“You'll lie wi' me now," he said quietly. "And I shall use ye as I must. And if you'll have your revenge for it, then take it and welcome, for my soul is yours, in all the black corners of it.”
“A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.”

Source : "Many Thoughts of Many Minds" edited by Henry Southgate, 1862.
“[Donald] Trump said she [Melania Trump] first arrived in New York City to model in 1996. But Michael Felix, an immigration attorney who specializes in the fashion industry, says if you're a foreign model with a work visa, it's unusual to have to return to your home country that frequently.”

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