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I suggest we take our heads out of the tar sands and look up to see the sun. We don't own it, but it provides us all with great, endless value. So, too, the wind. These free, renewable sources of 'energy currency' are perfect partners to what we own together.

~William Mcdonough

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Design is inherently optimistic. That is its power.

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We get jealous not because we're evil, but because we have little artists pent up inside us.

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We are all born artists... Almost everything kids do is art.

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I see that idea that we need a new form as something critical. I mean, we do need to invent and not be benchmarking all the time. That's important to me.

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I think the job of an original designer is to inspire.

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We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we need to do here. Together, we can upcycle everything. The world will be better for our positive visions and actions.

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I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with solar thermal collectors that could generate steam and electricity.

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Not everything needs to be recycled.

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Art is about going a little nuts... Kids do art for fun. It's playing.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Designer

Born: February 21st, 1951

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