18 Robin Day quotes

You've got to build a career and a practice.

Words: build, career, practice

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Well, I'd probably go for any work I could get.

Words: well, probably, any, work, get

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Well the most successful of course was this Polypropylene chair.

Words: well, successful, course, Polypropylene, chair

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We used to get published a lot. And there was this vodka advertisement... it embarrassed me a lot afterwards.

Words: used, get, published, lot, vodka, advertisement, embarrassed, afterwards

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There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.

Words: theres, very, vulnerable, planet, finite, resources, architects, designers, think, fair, responsibility, conserving, energy, materials, making, things, durable

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No one ever contributed anything to my designs.

Words: one, ever, contributed, anything, designs

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Magazines and advertising are flogging the idea that you have to keep changing things and get something new. I think that's balls - evil. But obviously that's your livelihood.

Words: magazines, advertising, flogging, idea, keep, changing, things, get, something, new, think, balls, evil, obviously, livelihood

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I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places.

Words: walked, climbed, spent, lot, time, Arctic, places

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I'm pretty much a vegetarian.

Words: pretty, vegetarian

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I'm not against vodka - they just asked us. They put out some story about us entertaining international celebrities with vodka, which of course wasn't true.

Words: vodka, just, asked, put, some, story, about, entertaining, international, celebrities, course, true

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I would think twice about designing stuff for which there was no need and which didn't endure.

Words: think, twice, about, designing, stuff, need, endure

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I think there's a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I've been talking about.

Words: think, theres, tendency, modern, man, become, dominated, gadgets, machines, taking, further, away, things, talking, about

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I think the first things that are relevant are that things should work well; they should function.

Words: think, first, things, relevant, work, well, function

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I think it's really important to use your hands and get close to materials. To be up close to real things like rain and mud; to have contact with nature.

Words: think, really, important, use, hands, get, close, materials, real, things, rain, mud, contact, nature

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I think and hope there are far more people aware of the need to look after our future.

Words: think, hope, far, more, people, aware, need, look, after, future

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I can't climb very seriously now but I was a bit of a freak.

Words: climb, very, seriously, now, bit, freak

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Commerce is against morality. Morality is going to lose every time.

Words: commerce, morality, going, lose, every, time

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But I think it's important that things endure.

Words: think, important, things, endure

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