Terence Conran Quotes

#1. Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.

Terence Conran

#2. 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

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

Terence Conran

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

Terence Conran

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

Terence Conran

#6. 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

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

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#8. 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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#9. Arguably the only goods people need these days are food and happiness.

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#10. People whose talents are not exploited become disenchanted and disruptive.

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#11. 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.

Terence Conran