A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. – Douglas Adams
If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life. – Henry David Thoreau
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy. – Bill Gates
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. – John Adams
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. – Richard Dawkins
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. – Freeman Dyson
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought – asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. – William Butler Yeats
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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
Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors. – George Santayana
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams. – Les Brown
I really see myself continuing to design clothes, fragrances. – Kim Kardashian
How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design? – Kinky Friedman
Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition. – Freeman Thomas
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. – David Hume
The only thing Martha and I have in common is that we both used to model. Martha Stewart is extremely talented. Her designs are picture perfect. Our philosophy is life is messy, and rather than being afraid of those messes we design products that work the way we live. – Kathy Ireland
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
I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting. – Jim Henson
I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court. – Maria Sharapova
I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design. – Mikhail Kalashnikov
