I'd rather have that dialogue right now than only the other one, which is starting at such a … - William McDonough

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Our hearts and souls are always the departing point for all thought, feeling and action.

William McDonough

I'd rather have that dialogue right now than only the other one, which is starting at such a basic level, that we start rearranging stuff on the Titanic, trying to be less bad with ordinary stuff.

Levels, Ordinary, Starting, Titanic, Trying

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To eliminate the concept of waste means to design things-products, packaging, and systems-from the very beginning on the understanding that waste does not exist.

Mean, Design, Understanding, Concept, Beginning

And to use something as elegant as a tree? Imagine this design assignment: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, makes complex sugars and foods, changes colors with the seasons, and self-replicates. and then why don't we knock that down and write on it?

Changes, Colors, Food, Nature, Sequesters, Writing

Consider this: all the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn't have a design problem. People do.

Animal, Incredibly, Industrious, Nature, Nourishes, Taken

Designing renders visible our hopes and dreams. It is the first signal of human intentions.

Design, Designing, Dream, Dreams, Firsts, Renders

Waste equals food, whether it's food for the earth, or for a closed industrial cycle. We manufacture products that go from cradle to grave. We want to manufacture them from cradle to cradle.

Earth, Grave, Industrial, Products, Want, Waste

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Our hearts and souls are always the departing point for all thought, feeling and action.

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When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?

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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made. We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.

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I think it's the entire privilege I had to represent my country. It's not the going to space alone; it's to be part of that endeavour and to contribute a very small part to a very important step toward pushing the frontier.

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I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death.

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