Quotes by Designer | Beyond Motive 11/12

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Quotes by Designer

"I don't always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I'd like to maintain."

"I don't always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I'd like to maintain."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Opinion, Privacy, Want

5

"And it came to me, and I knew what I had to have before my soul would rest. I wanted to belong - to belong to my mother. And in return - I wanted my mother to belong to me."

"And it came to me, and I knew what I had to have before my soul would rest. I wanted to belong - to belong to my mother. And in return - I wanted my mother to belong to me."

Gloria Vanderbilt, American Designer

Family, Mother, Soul, Rest

5

"I love New York. But the energy is so intense."

"I love New York. But the energy is so intense."

John Galliano, British Designer

5

"I have never known a really chic woman whose appearance was not, in large part, an outward reflection of her inner self."

"I have never known a really chic woman whose appearance was not, in large part, an outward reflection of her inner self."

Mainbocher, American Designer

Appearance, Reflection, Self, Woman

5

"When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career."

"When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Work, Business, Home, Career

5

"For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care."

"For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

Sports, People, Care

5

"The last thing I want to become is one of those talking heads where everything is satiny smooth and you know what the next question is going to be."

"The last thing I want to become is one of those talking heads where everything is satiny smooth and you know what the next question is going to be."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

Question, Talking, Want

5

"Everyone asks, Will he make it, will she make it? You never make it."

"Everyone asks, Will he make it, will she make it? You never make it."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

5

"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it."

"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it."

Donatella Versace, Italian Designer

Life, Criticism

5

"My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet."

"My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet."

Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer

5

"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

5

"My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily."

"My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily."

Gianni Versace, Italian Designer

5

"I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested."

"I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

Being, Giving, Sound, Talk

5

"Providing, meaning to a mass of unrelated needs, ideas, words and pictures - it is the designer's job to select and fit this material together and make it interesting."

"Providing, meaning to a mass of unrelated needs, ideas, words and pictures - it is the designer's job to select and fit this material together and make it interesting."

Paul Rand, American Designer

Creativity, Ideas, Job, Meaning, Needs

5

"The details are details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life."

"The details are details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life."

Charles Eames, American Designer

Life, End, Will

5

"When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business."

"When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Business, Wedding, Opportunity, Dress

5

"We reduced the size of our front page code by about 50%, and by using absolute positioning, we are able to display important parts of the page before other parts may have fully loaded yet."

"We reduced the size of our front page code by about 50%, and by using absolute positioning, we are able to display important parts of the page before other parts may have fully loaded yet."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

5

"They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese."

"They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese."

Christian Lacroix, French Designer

5

"There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator."

"There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

People, Fashion, Gay

5

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

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

Charles Eames, American Designer

5

"It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do."

"It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do."

Charles Eames, American Designer

5

"I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me."

"I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Experience, Newspapers

5

"I was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone."

"I was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

5

"You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts."

"You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts."

Gianni Versace, Italian Designer

Woman, Women, Dress

5

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."

Christian Dior, French Designer

5

"I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period."

"I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period."

Donald McKay, Canadian Designer

Time, Exercise, Words, Writers

5

"It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car."

"It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car."

Carroll Shelby, American Designer

5

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

Christian Dior, French Designer

5

"The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin."

"The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

4

"I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20."

"I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20."

Karl Lagerfeld, German Designer

4

"It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years."

"It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Work, Exercise, Remarkable, Years

4

"When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great."

"When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Love, Design, Wedding, Dance

4

"My name is more important than myself."

"My name is more important than myself."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

4

"Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that."

"Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that."

Karl Lagerfeld, German Designer

4

"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

4

"Men don't want another man to look at their woman because they don't know how to handle it."

"Men don't want another man to look at their woman because they don't know how to handle it."

John Galliano, British Designer

Man, Men, Want, Woman

4

"If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools."

"If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

Computer, Computers, Technology, Children, Hardware

4

"They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me."

"They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

Fashion, Name, Will

4

"I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman."

"I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman."

Vera Wang, American Designer

People, Challenge, Clothes, Dress

4

"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows."

"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows."

Milton Glaser, American Designer

Talent, Desire, Persistence, Will

4

"We worked out a lot of bugs and figured out who was working and who wasn't and how this beast functions. It was a lot bigger than we actually thought, and now we have a well-run ship where it feels I can actually have time to imagine and not just stress out about everything."

"We worked out a lot of bugs and figured out who was working and who wasn't and how this beast functions. It was a lot bigger than we actually thought, and now we have a well-run ship where it feels I can actually have time to imagine and not just stress out about everything."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

Time, Thought, Bugs, Now

4

"Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations."

"Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations."

Paul Rand, American Designer

Creativity, Idea, Goal, Expectations, Simplicity

4

"My dresses are very reasonably priced, for dresses that are cut on the body."

"My dresses are very reasonably priced, for dresses that are cut on the body."

John Galliano, British Designer

4

"We found a way to make things look great to the human eye through the window of a graphical web browser without worrying about what everything looked like under the hood."

"We found a way to make things look great to the human eye through the window of a graphical web browser without worrying about what everything looked like under the hood."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

4

"Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume."

"Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Challenge, Fashion, Night

4

"We think there's a huge opportunity in smaller vehicles. Smaller vehicles done in an American way."

"We think there's a huge opportunity in smaller vehicles. Smaller vehicles done in an American way."

Freeman Thomas, American Designer

4

"I'd love to talk to Joaquin Phoenix because he's a very private guy. Also, he's creating a new kind of sexy leading man. To me, his face is new and might be legendary someday."

"I'd love to talk to Joaquin Phoenix because he's a very private guy. Also, he's creating a new kind of sexy leading man. To me, his face is new and might be legendary someday."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

Love, Leading, Man, Talk

4

"When I don't have any ideas, I pick up fabric and start working with it and something happens."

"When I don't have any ideas, I pick up fabric and start working with it and something happens."

Geoffrey Beene, American Designer

Creativity, Ideas

4

"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

4

"It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you."

"It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

People, Being, End

4

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