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"We are not inferring design to account for a black box, but to account for an open box."

"We are not inferring design to account for a black box, but to account for an open box."

Michael Behe, American Scientist

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"A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker."

"A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

Design, Purpose, Intention

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"Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to."

"Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to."

Ethan Coen, American Director

Design, Movies, Opportunity, Ambition

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"I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting."

"I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting."

Jim Henson, American Entertainer

Design, Acting, Theatre

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"For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation."

"For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It is a profoundly human situation."

Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman

Design, Poverty, Statistics, Unemployment

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"And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins."

"And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins."

Thomas Keneally, Australian Novelist

Design, Church, Sexuality

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"An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Design, Personality, Service

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"When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential."

"When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential."

Christine Gregoire, American Politician

Design, Time, Work, Potential

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"In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not."

"In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not."

Samuel E. Morison, American Historian

Design, History, Values, Acting

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"If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings."

Lance Loud, American Actor

Design, Gay, Man

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"The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect."

"The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect."

Carson McCullers, American Novelist

Design, Colors, Intellect, Mind

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"Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?"

"Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?"

Robert Shea, American Author

Design, Society, May

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"We opened a design center in the South of England last year as part of our strategy for being close to our customers and developing innovative products for exciting new markets."

"We opened a design center in the South of England last year as part of our strategy for being close to our customers and developing innovative products for exciting new markets."

David Milne, British Politician

Design, Strategy, Being, England

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"The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living."

"The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living."

Harry Bertoia, Italian Sculptor

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"I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks."

"I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

Design, Deep, Order

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"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

Design, Control, Books

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"Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design."

"Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design."

Christopher Alexander, American Architect

Design, Environmental, Complexity, Problems

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"I design for the woman who loves being a woman."

"I design for the woman who loves being a woman."

Diane von Furstenberg, Belgian Designer

Design, Being, Woman

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"In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force."

"In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force."

Charles Foster Bass, American Politician

Design, Committee, Force, Information

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"The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows."

"The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows."

Frank Zappa, American Musician

Design, Computer

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"I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing."

"I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

Design, People, Experts

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"If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq."

"If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq."

Jack Reed, American Politician

Design, Truth, Policy, Information

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"Design is an unknown."

"Design is an unknown."

Geoffrey Beene, American Designer

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"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

Brad Pitt, American Actor

Design, Golf, Play, Religious

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"To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master."

"To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master."

Milton Glaser, American Designer

Design, Control

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"It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it."

"It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it."

Richard Steele, British Dramatist

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"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."

"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."

Giorgio Armani, Italian Designer

Design, Time, People, Virtue

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"But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?"

"But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?"

Mary Astell, English Writer

Design, Husband, Poor, Woman

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"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."

"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."

Ralph Lauren, American Designer

Design, Dreams, Clothes

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"The United States government first learned of the diversion of the W-88 nuclear warhead design in late 1995."

"The United States government first learned of the diversion of the W-88 nuclear warhead design in late 1995."

Charles Foster Bass, American Politician

Design, Government, First, States

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"I don't set goals. Like, that's what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, that's what I'd do. Or design clothes."

"I don't set goals. Like, that's what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, that's what I'd do. Or design clothes."

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Musician

Design, Love, Dance, Goals

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"Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design."

"Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design."

Tim Berners Lee, English Inventor

Design, Care, Pretty, Want

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"The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes."

"The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes."

David Rockefeller, American Businessman

Design, Art, Sense

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"The scientific argument advanced for intelligent design at the Dover trial, those arguments collapsed, scientifically and intellectually."

"The scientific argument advanced for intelligent design at the Dover trial, those arguments collapsed, scientifically and intellectually."

Kenneth Miller, American Scientist

Design, Argument, Arguments

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"It is most necessary to avoid rusticity in any way, whether in material, design, or execution."

"It is most necessary to avoid rusticity in any way, whether in material, design, or execution."

George Edmund Street, English Architect

Design, Execution

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"It would be nice to design a real briefcase - you open it up and it's your computer but it also stores your books."

"It would be nice to design a real briefcase - you open it up and it's your computer but it also stores your books."

Steve Wozniak, American Businessman

Design, Books, Computer, Open

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"Technology is making design more exciting, with color, wallpaper, textures, fabrics that could never have been created without the technology."

"Technology is making design more exciting, with color, wallpaper, textures, fabrics that could never have been created without the technology."

David Bromstad, American Designer

Design, Technology

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"I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response."

"I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response."

Liz Phair, American Musician

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"To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past."

"To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past."

Charles J. Givens, American Businessman

Design, First, Future, Past

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"The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design which had won a public competition never get built but his practice suffered financially for some years."

"The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design which had won a public competition never get built but his practice suffered financially for some years."

Anthony Holden, British Journalist

Design, Competition, Practice, Public

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"Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution."

"Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution."

Ivan Chermayeff, British Designer

Design, Problems, Solution

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"By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that."

"By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that."

John Tenniel, English Artist

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"God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him."

"God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him."

Mary Astell, English Writer

Design, God, End

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"Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design."

"Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design."

Charles Eames, American Designer

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"I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint. But I kept watching that guy over there who was moving the actors around and setting up the shots."

"I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint. But I kept watching that guy over there who was moving the actors around and setting up the shots."

James Cameron, American Director

Design, Actors, Production, Sense

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"No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them."

"No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them."

Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

Design, Dream, Film, Wonder

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"The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design."

"The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design."

Daniel Keys Moran, American Writer

Design, Country, Debt, Republican

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"I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design."

"I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design."

Yukihiro Matsumoto, Japanese Scientist

Design, Consistency, Goal, Tools

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"It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus in on the band, but instead focused in on a theme."

"It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus in on the band, but instead focused in on a theme."

Mike McCready, American Musician

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"Intelligent design itself does not have any content."

"Intelligent design itself does not have any content."

George Gilder, American Writer

Design, Content

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