Fukasawa Quotes & Sayings

I wanted her to go.
I wanted her to stay.
I wanted her on my terms
I wanted her on any terms.
I wanted to be cured of the disease of love.
I wanted to be cured of want. — C.D. Reiss

Great design is a multi-layered relationship between human life and its environment. — Naoto Fukasawa

We designers have been working to stimulate people's souls and minds. — Naoto Fukasawa

Maybe no man is an island, but some sure look like one. — Carrie Fisher

When the poet's sentiments are overly visible, the audience may become uncomfortable. Japanese ritual is the opposite. By writing simply and only about what is there, the audience is drawn into the poet's world. Their imagination is stimulated, and a silent connection is established. I believe this is where the most important aspect of the Japanese sense of beauty lies ... — Naoto Fukasawa

But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand. — Jerome K. Jerome

A parrot can say anything Albert Einstein could say, as well as mimicking the sounds of phones ringing, doors slamming and sirens wailing. Whatever advantage Einstein had over a parrot, it wasn't vocal. — Yuval Noah Harari

Don't sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there's nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. — Karl Lagerfeld

Design is expected to provide something "new" or "beautiful" or "special". When we look at the things around us with such a mindset, those things outside "design" are viewed as being "normal" or "ugly" in contrast. — Naoto Fukasawa

I imagined that if the surface of the package imitated the colour and texture of the fruit skin, then the object would reproduce the feeling of the real skin. — Naoto Fukasawa

If you truly care about animal rights and have a passion for it, take some action. Whether it's hands-on or political, just go for it. No matter what path you choose in life or what you decide to do, you can use your voice to educate other people and help the cause. — Mac Danzig

Ill equipped leaders produces ill equipped people — Ikechukwu Joseph

People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly. — Naoto Fukasawa

Seek first the Kingdom of God: that is, the first order of business is to transform one's own inner life, not the accumulation of external trappings of speculative knowledge. — John D. Caputo

The best designs are those that dissolve into behavior. — Naoto Fukasawa

In the ruling, Justice Roberts, who wrote the decision, referred to cell phones as not just phones but, quote, "cameras, video players, rolodexes, calendars, tape recorders, libraries, and diaries," unquote. Plus, he went on, best friends, lovers ... — Peter Sagal

Design needs to be plugged into human behavior. Design dissolves in behavior. — Naoto Fukasawa

Impeach the President and the Vice President, they are traitors to America, and so are all of their supporters. Impeach! Anyone in congress who refuses to save our union from these traitors by doing nothing needs to be recalled. — Roseanne Barr