"Good design, like good painting, cooking, architecture or whatever you like, is a manifestation of the capacity of the human spirit to transcend its limitations."

-- George Nelson

#Design Quotes #Cooking Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“A Jew describes another Jew simply as a human being; a Gentile describes him, first and foremost, as a Jew.”

Source : Gwethalyn Graham (1944). “Earth and High Heaven”, Philadelphia and New York : J.B. Lippincott
“There should not be a party within a party.”
“Withdraw now from the invisible pounding and weaving of your ingrained ideas. If you want to be rid of this invisible turmoil, you must just sit through it and let go of everything. Attain fulfillment and illuminate thoroughly. Light and shadow altogether forgotten. Drop off your own skin, and the sense-dusts will be fully purified. The eye then readily discerns the brightness.”
“I became a fierce advocate for gentle birth as a solution for the most pressing problems of our times - a solution that begins at the source.”

Source : "An Interview With Robin Lim | CNN Woman of The Year". Interview with Polly Armstrong, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“If nothing is at risk, nothing is established.”
“The worst crime is faking it.”
“I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated.”
“To name something is to wait for it in the place you think it will pass.”

Source : Amiri Baraka (2009). “Home: Social Essays”, Akashic Books

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