"Designers must educate the public that design is about strategy, not decoration. However, such attempts are repeatedly undermined by a design world hooked on competitions and awards ceremonies that celebrate creativity instead of strategy results and sustainability."

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Source : David B. Berman (2008). “Do Good Design: How Design Can Change Our World”, p.140, Peachpit Press

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“Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail.”
“I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.”
“Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.”
“Whatever your condition, you can be happy if you have the right attitude.”

Source : Eric S. Raymond (2001). “The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary”, p.26, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“As a child, I wanted to know how things worked and to control them.”
“Here's an interesting thing about L.A. - it's overrun with black widow spiders. I could find you one on the street in 10 minutes.”
“No man is uninteresting when his hat is blown off and he has to scuttle after it down the street.”
“The real drag is trying to fly from country to country, day of show, with all your gear. You get hassled all the time. It's hard trying to keep it together.”

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