“Consider this: all the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn't have a design problem. People do.” PeopleYearsHumansLittlesHas BeensProblemEarthTogetherNatureAnimalMillionsTakenGreaterCenturyDesignPlanetsIndustryPlantEnvironmentalProductivitySoilDeclineSwingsConsideringAntsNourishmentEcosystemsIndustriousBiomass Book:Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Source: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
“I just think it is so delightful to see people, let their elbows free. I think the exuberance of it all is really exciting to me. It's a signal of the abundance of diversity and creative expression.” PeopleThinkingCreativeExpressionDiversityExcitingAbundanceDelightfulSignalsElbowsExuberanceCreative Expression Author:William McDonough
“I am working right at both the levels- with the most wealthy clients in the world, but also the poorest. I spend half my time designing for people that have nothing.” PeopleWorldLevelsHalfDesignMy TimeWealthyClientsPoorest Author:William McDonough
“The problem I have with carbon as a bad thing issue, is that people go out and say they want to be zero carbon. You see it everywhere.” PeopleWantProblemIssuesBad ThingsZeroCarbon Author:William McDonough
“Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place” PeopleWorldTryingBusinessEconomicsManagementOptimisticDesignerBetter Place Author:William McDonough
