logo

Quotes About Designs

The U.S. government knew that China wanted to acquire sensitive U.S. technology, and instead of implementing a policy to prevent them from acquiring the information, the government all but gave them an invitation to take our equipment and designs.
~ Charles Foster Bass
Peacocks sweep the fairies' rooms; They use their folded tails for brooms; But fairy dust is brighter far Than any mortal colours are; And all about their tails it clings In strange designs of rounds and rings; And that is why they strut about And proudly spread their feathers out.
~ Rose Fyleman, "Peacocks," 1917
The wallpaper was an ugly, dirty dark red, with tarnished gold designs, torn in places and hanging down, greasy and marred where chairs had rubbed against it and heads had apparently leaned. It certainly was not a charming interior. She curled her lip slightly as she took it all in. This was her home! And she a born artist and interior decorator!
~ Grace Livingston Hill
It had gone far enough, this passiveness, this acceptance, absorbing the designs of others - benign, or otherwise. It was not what he was, or would allow himself to be, under the nine heavens. Perhaps he could declare that, with two swords in his hands.
~ Guy Gavriel Kay
good ideas. Junior was there, saying hi to people and getting petted like crazy. We also had homemade dog biscuits from Grandma Dotty to give away. And I drew the T-shirt designs myself. "Step right up! Check it out!" Flip kept saying. Georgia was signing up customers. And I helped Magic Murray
~ James Patterson
All of our affairs, since the union of crowns, have been managed by the advice of English ministers, and the principal offices of the kingdom filled with such men, as the court of England knew would be subservient to their designs.
~ Andrew Fletcher
My obsession with 'Star Wars' was an obsession with Ralph McQuarrie, as well. I loved the designs of the universe of 'Star Wars'.
~ Darren Hayes
The committee discloses that even after the U.S. government learned of the diversion of U.S. designs for nuclear warheads in late 1995, the Clinton Administration failed to take steps immediately to improve security.
~ Charles Bass
What of the Immanent Will and its designs?It works unconsciously as heretofore,External artistries in circumstance.
~ Thomas Hardy
In the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery.
~ le carre john iii
'Galaxy Quest' was cool to work on. When I first signed on, I really didn't know anything about it. I read the script, which I though was cool, but it wasn't until I saw the designs for the CG stuff that I knew it was going to be pretty sweet.
~ Jeremy Howard
Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs.
~ Richard Dawkins
In business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and plastic. Inferior standards can prevail due to smart marketing or industry collusion.
~ Evgeny Morozov
Re-engrav'd time after time Ever in their youthful prime My designs unchang'd remain Time may rage, but rage in vain For above Time's troubled fountains On the great Atlantic Mountains In my Golden House on high There they shine eternally
~ William Blake
The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
~ Chris Sims
His designs were strictly honorable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.
~ Henry Fielding
Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
~ Abdullah II of Jordan
The designs of the paper euros, introduced in 2002, proclaim a utopian aspiration. Gone are the colorful bills of particular nations, featuring pictures of national heroes of statecraft, culture and the arts, pictures celebrating unique national narratives. With the euro, 16 nations have said goodbye to all that.
~ George Will
Evidently, Austronesian settlers in the New Guinea region got the idea of "tattooing" their pots, perhaps inspired by geometric designs that they had already been using on their bark cloth and body tattoos. This style is termed Lapita pottery, after an archaeological site named Lapita, where it was described.
~ Jared Diamond
Kate Spade has great feminine classics and I love her bags. Designs by Rebecca Taylor, BCBG and Herve Leger are sexy and fun, and they work on my body.
~ Katrina Bowden
I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal Gurung designs some great pieces that work well for me. My mom has such great style she's my biggest influence.
~ Isabelle Fuhrman
The clever thing about the designs on 'Strictly' is that the razzle-dazzle comes from the materials used in making the dresses rather than because the cut or style is plunging or revealing.
~ Kate Garraway
Walking the streets of Porto and speaking with the top engineers at Veniam, I am struck by the passion that they bring to the world with their designs.
~ Grant Imahara
I am finally getting the chance to build large structures and break preconceptions that my designs are just sculptures for people to be in. But my work always comes down to the human scale.
~ Thomas Heatherwick