“I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.” PeopleThinkingRealDeathArtistVirtueDesignCreatingCustomersPracticalsClothingsIndividualismAccessories Author:Giorgio Armani
“Thus those reformers, who look for a remedy by creating artificial carrying-costs for the money through the device of requiring legal-tender currency to be periodically stamped at a prescribed cost in order to retain its quality as money, or in analogous ways, have been on the right track; and the practical value of their proposals deserves consideration.” WayLooksHas BeensValuesOrderQualityCostCreatingDeserveTrackPracticalsConsiderationDevicesArtificialRemedyCurrencyProposalReformersRight Track Author:John Maynard Keynes
“I think one of the most interesting things about automation isn't on the practical side. I think it's about creating magic and wonder and moments of splendor.” ThinkingMomentsSidesInterestingWonderMagicCreatingPracticalsMost InterestingInteresting ThingsSplendorAutomation Author:Genevieve Bell
“If some of these answers seem radical or far-fetched today, then I say wait until tomorrow. Soon it will be abundantly clear that it is business as usual that is utopian, whereas creating something very new and different is a practical necessity.” IfsDifferentSeemsTodayWaitingAnswersClearTomorrowCreatingPracticalsRadicalUsualUtopianCreating Something Author:James Gustave Speth
“Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby as possible, and living well while consuming far less energy than we do today, could actually better meet our needs?” NeedsWellsMightTodayEnergyCommunityEconomyApproachCreatingMeetingsPracticalsLocalsTransitionOwnershipConsumingLive Well Author:Rob Hopkins
“They [Oneida people] didn't want to fix problems one at a time. If someone invited them to a feminist convention, their answer would have been, 'In the new world women will have total equality, so lets spend our energy creating that whole new world.' And to their credit, the women at Oneida probably had far greater practical equality than what any of the women gathered at Seneca Falls experienced in their lifetimes.” PeopleIfsWorldWantHas BeensWholeProblemFallEnergyAnswersGreaterCreatingLifetimeFeministCreditPracticalsNew WorldConventionsInvitedTotal Equality Author:Christine Jennings