Saul Griffith quotes

“Conventional turbines only work up to 200 feet, but capturing a small fraction of the global wind energy at higher altitudes could be sufficient to supply the current energy needs of the globe.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“Energy literacy means you can see the waste in disposing of a plastic bottle after you've drunk water from some place on the other side of the world.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“The principal and only way to make an heirloom product is to design something that people will need not just this year, but for the next 50 or 100 years.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“If you write your own tools, you can sort of see new things, design new things.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“We need a proportional quantitative understanding of energy use, for everyone.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for a month or two for bragging rights.”
-- Saul Griffith

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“In many respects, designing heirloom products means saying no to designing consumer crap that you know will not last very long.”
-- Saul Griffith

#Mean Quotes #Long Quotes #Design Quotes

“There, like the wind through woods in riot, Through him the gale of life blew high; The tree of man was never quiet: Then 'twas the Roman, now 'tis I.”

“What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.”

Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.34, Courier Corporation

“You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.”

Source : Joe Vitale (2010). “The Awakening Course: The Secret to Solving All Problems”, p.29, John Wiley & Sons

“What are you doing?" "I'm going to enjoy a long overdue make-out session with my girl. That's what I'm doing." I explained, stepping into the room and closing the door behind me with one shove of my foot.”

“Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.”

“I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.”

“I started tapping and I was okay. Then after about two years my feet knew what they were doing!”

“I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.”

“When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations, I have a tendency get a little worked up. So I was interested in learning more about the complicated conflict and decided I would lend some of my time and energy to do so.”

“I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 3, 1895.