"The hole and the patch should be commensurate."
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"...It is impossible, I say, for the human mind not to believe that there is in all this design, cause, and effect up to an Ultimate Cause-a Fabricator of all things, from matter and motion-their Preserver and Regulator while permitted to exist in their present forms-and their Regenerator into new and other forms."
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"Advertising is, of course, important because advertise is the final design. It's the last layer that speaks to the customer, that tells them what you have."
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"I don't want to find myself designing for the press."
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"While fashion is exciting because it changes all the time, it is also fleeting. Film, though, is forever. In a way therefore, film is the ultimate design project."
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"The dynamics of film directing and fashion design - in the ways that I've done it - were not dissimilar."
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"The economy made me focus on designing more must-haves."
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"We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely - and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish."
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"Direction is a thousand choices, a thousand decisions a day. And having a vision of what you want, and then knowing what you want frame-by-frame, second-by-second... if you don't have it laid out in the design and in the way the actor performs it, it's not going to happen."
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"I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous."
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"I love designing dresses and tops."
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"It's a corset design making me look very, very slim and trim. I call it a corset dress. Very Hollywood glamour with the silk."
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"Through default or intention, unaware or by design, we not only choose but create the visible outer conditions that are most resonant to our inner state of being."
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"Taking delight in the journey takes confidence. It pushes the envelope of design."
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"When we think about what might go wrong, we're more likely to design something that goes right."
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"Design is the last great competitive advantage."
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"Designing a tour is a daily thing. I work on it every day for several months. I’m involved with every department, from lighting, sound, music direction, the visual direction. The set list is something I create myself and that’s the root of everything"
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"Acting isn't for me. I don't like being told what to do. I'm more interested in set design, more visually driven."
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"Nature's never quite Sure she hasn't erred In her vague design."
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"Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people."
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