Terence Conran Quotes

• The designer's job is to imagine the world not how it is, but how it should be.

  Terence Conran

  Jobs, World, Imagine

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• Home is the heart of life Home is where we feel at ease, where we belong, where we can create surroundings that reflect our tastes and pleasures Making a home is a form of creativity open to everyone.

  Terence Conran

  Home, Heart, Creativity

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• If our homes should provide anything, they should provide a sense of who we are and how we got here, a sense of connection balanced by a sense of direction and progress.

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  Home, Progress, Connections

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• The living room should be a place where we feel totally at ease - temple of the soul.

  Terence Conran

  Soul, Ease, Rooms

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• Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a good deal of time and attention.

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  Common Sense, Design, Attention

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• Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.

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  Death, Believe, Design

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• Furniture and food are ways that people define their attitude toward life. They'll buy better stuff if it's offered to them.

  Terence Conran

  Attitude, People, Stuff

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• Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.

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  Organized

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• Arguably the only goods people need these days are food and happiness.

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  People, Needs, These Days

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• I've never met a truly creative person who was happy and satisfied with life.

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  Creative, Mets, Satisfied

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• People whose talents are not exploited become disenchanted and disruptive.

  Terence Conran

  Teaching, Learning, People

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• When you struggle hard and lose money, you're a hero. When you start making money you become a capitalist swine.

  Terence Conran

  Struggle, Hero, Making Money

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