They [letters] are my friends Some people look at bottles of wine, or whatever - girls' bottoms - I get kicks out of looking at type.

I'm very much a word person, so that's why typography for me is the obvious extension. It just makes my words visible.

Inspiration. From real life. I open my eyes and I travel and I look. And I read everything.

Typomania is curable but not fatal. Unfortunately.

You are what you are seen to be.

The attention someone gives to what he or she makes is reflected in the end result, whether it is obvious or not.

Inher­ent qual­ity is part of absolute qual­ity and with­out it things will appear shoddy. The users may not know why, but they always sense it.

The materials shape your idea.

As we say in Berlin, there are many ways to bake a parrot.

Designers like even grayness, which is the worst thing for a reader.

Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

Chinese proverb says that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This journey had begun with the coercion of my body, with my own wild hope.

I'm troubled. I'm dissatisfied. I'm Irish.

In a world of massive wealth and income inequality, Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which creates more jobs and income, not more unemployment and suffering.

In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It's their nature. They can't help it.

I used to be such a daredevil but now I'm much more cautious.

Tears have cleansed my eyes, and errors have taught me the language of the hearts.

I like fighters. That's why I love Russ Feingold. I love Barbara Boxer. And Howard Dean and John Conyers. Democrats I talk to around the country want their leaders to come out and fight for them.

The useful type of successful teacher is one whose main interest is the children, not the subject.