"Modernism, rebelling against the ornament of the 19th century, limited the vocabulary of the designer. Modernism emphasized straight lines, eliminating the expressive S curve. This made it harder to communicate emotions through design."

-- Eva Zeisel

#Vocabulary Quotes #Curves Quotes #Design Quotes

“There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.”
“Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.”

Source : Mary Parker Follett (1977). “Dynamic administration: the collected papers of Mary Parker Follett”, Buccaneer Books
“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.”

Source : Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.277, Zed Books
“Doesn't matter how menial may be the job that you're doing today. If you have dreams, that will turn into something positive in the future.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“One thing most people don't know is that Steve Jobs is an exceptional designer.”
“A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.”
“I don't know if it's possible to live the rock'n'roll lifestyle and still be romantic.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.”

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