“For the classics philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure; for me a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight.” ProductsPhilosophicalInsightLeisure Book:The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“Some friendships in life sustain themselves only at a particular life stage, products of some mutual developmental problem to be resolved together, or of some external circumstance, like being housed in the same dormitory in boarding school. Others grow out of a deeper spiritual and philosophical affinity, which continues throughout life.” ProblemSchoolTogetherSpiritualGrowsStageParticularProductsCircumstancesPhilosophicalDeeperMutualAffinityDevelopmentalDormitory Author:Jill Ker Conway
“Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that's a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That's not simple.” PurposeSimpleObjectsProductsConsequencePhilosophicalSimplicityAbsenceDescribingClutterSimplicity In DesignProduct Design Author:Jonathan Ive
“Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.” MadeIdeasReligiousChristianityProductsEnlightenmentTraditionPhilosophicalHumanismGreekWho We AreOur SocietyJudaismGreat Religious Author:Jan Peter Balkenende