Eva Zeisel Quotes

Modernism, rebelling against the ornament of the 19th century, limited the vocabulary of the designer. Modernism emphasized straight lines, eliminating the expressive S curve. This made it harder to communicate emotions through design.

Eva Zeisel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: designer
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: November 13, 1906 - December 30, 2011

Topics

DesignEmotionsVocabularyAgainst

What I like about film is it explores imperfections.

Mia Wasikowska

ImperfectionsFilmLikeAbout

Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

Alvin Ailey

DancePeopleBelieveBackI Believe

What is satire if not a marriage of civil disobedience to a laugh track, a potent brew of derision and lack of respect that acts as a nettle sting on the thin skin of the humourless?

Mona Eltahawy

MarriageRespectLaughSkinSatire

May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.

Millard Fillmore

GodPeopleCountryWillMaySave

One must work; one must work. I have done what I could.

Louis Pasteur

WorkDoneMustCould

John Henry Lloyd is the man I gave the credit to for polishing my skills. He taught me how to play third base and how to protect myself. John taught me more baseball than anyone else.

Judy Johnson

MyselfManBaseballMeCreditPlay

I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the images. Hence the sort of string quartet, jazz band and electronic stuff.

Jonny Greenwood

ThinkingJazzBandMatchingStuff

I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.

Chris Cornell

PeopleFeelYouGoRealRoom

A lot of people talk about running for office, but what are you going to do when you get there? It's about service - and there aren't enough hours in the day.

Corrine Brown

ServiceDayPeopleEnoughYouTalk

The fact that people didn't know I was British did work for quite a while.

Claire Forlani

WorkPeopleKnowBritishFactQuite

We're finally going to be free of the 2D monitor. It's been a window into virtual reality that we've all looked into for 30 or 40 years.

Brendan Iribe

WindowFreeRealityVirtual Reality

With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county.

Bob Filner

HealthCareMoreSystemHealth Care

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