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You don't want the office to be a completely relaxing place. You want it to be a vibrant place. Jesse Schell
You Relaxing Office Vibrant Want Place
I often think of it this way: The 21st century is going to be a war on the attention of humanity. Where civilization focuses its attention, I mean, that's what defines what the civilization cares about. Jesse Schell
War Humanity Think Cares Way Defines About Civilization Attention Going Often Where Mean Century
Facebook is terrifying to the traditional games biz. Jesse Schell
Facebook Terrifying Traditional Games
I jokingly call this convergence of games into reality the 'Gamepocalypse:' the moment when every moment of life is actually a game. Jesse Schell
Life Game Reality Every Call Convergence Games Moment Actually
Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient. Jesse Schell
Our Pleasurable Tend Allowed Make Opposed Efficient Affluence Move Where Place Us Things
Games have no other purpose than to please. Jesse Schell
Other Please Purpose Than Games
Life is full of challenges and surprises. Jil Sander
Life Challenges Surprises Full
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement. Jil Sander
Best Our Air General Colors Sophisticated Look Understatement Subdued Cuts
The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and family structures, and also in fashion. There was a cloud of possibilities which kept us all dizzy. Jil Sander
Politics Fashion Family Gender Economics Cloud Extremely Possibilities Diverse Structures Almost Dizzy New Like Also Around Were Laboratory Experimenting Which Century Us Much Kept
The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists. Jil Sander
Fashion Strong Given Dated Proportion Exciting Feels Know Another Makes Leave Cultural Historians May Just Certain Apparent Moment Even Zeitgeist Why Designer
It is not easy to dress well. Jil Sander
Easy Dress Well
The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying. Jil Sander
Saying You Language Market Able Like Understand
I have a lot of fantasy. Jil Sander
Lot Fantasy
It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe. Jil Sander
Hope Will Design All-Around Globe Around Sound Spread Ambitious Modern May Really
I feel very strongly that clothes that fit well make a person feel better. It's maybe half the value of the merchandise. Jil Sander
Better Value Half Clothes Strongly Merchandise Feel Well Make Fit Very Person Maybe
I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities. Jil Sander
Opportunities Open Feel New New Opportunities Up Happen Reason Things Things Happen
Even as a child, I told my whole family how to improve their looks. Jil Sander
Family Looks How Child Improve Whole Even
After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team. Jimmy Choo
Important Partner Range Leave Couture Very Any After Team Designer
Ultimately, the power of the Airbnb platform is that it motivates guests to blend into communities, belong anywhere, and live like locals. Joe Gebbia
Power Live Guests Airbnb Blend Like Motivates Ultimately Anywhere Communities Platform Belong
Design is an expression of one's most deeply rooted internal values. Joe Gebbia
Values Design Most Rooted Internal Expression Deeply
Sympathy relies on a common experience. If you're clumsy, you might have sympathy for others who tend to bump into things. Empathy, on the other hand, is the ability to understand another person's feelings even if you've never experienced them yourself. Joe Gebbia
You Experience Yourself Feelings Other Sympathy Others Ability Tend Never Empathy Another Understand Hand Bump Person Common Experienced Clumsy Them Might Who Even Things
Airbnb was born out of necessarity. Our rent went up. It was born out of a problem. Joe Gebbia
Problem Our Airbnb Out Born Rent Up
I often stay in Tokyo's Daikanyama neighbourhood. You can go for a peaceful morning run along the Meguro river, and it is particularly incredible during cherry blossom season. Joe Gebbia
Morning You Incredible Neighbourhood Run Stay River Along Particularly Go Cherry Cherry Blossom Blossom Often Tokyo Peaceful Season
What if cities embraced a culture of sharing? I see a future of shared cities that bring us community and connection instead of isolation and separation. Joe Gebbia
Future Culture Isolation Separation Community Cities Embraced See Shared Sharing Instead What If Us Connection Bring
You have to know what your users are experiencing. Joe Gebbia
You Know Experiencing Your Users
After World War II, communities and the trust they fostered began to erode in the United States. We moved away from dense city centers to fenced in suburban lots separated by broad highways. Joe Gebbia
War Trust World Broad States City Highways Lots Dense Began Moved After Centers Suburban Separated Communities Fostered United Away United States World War World War II
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