Showing posts with label performance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label performance. Show all posts

Monday, 22 July 2024

Quotes: Sir John Templeton

"It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority." 

–– Sir John Templeton (1912-2008), American-born British investor, banker and philanthropist

Source: Peter Attia. Outlive. New York: Harmony, 2023; p. 235.

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook L 2024, p. 40. 

Wednesday, 19 July 2023

Quotes: Alexa Chung

"... I'm a fan of how people express themselves through clothes. That's the thing that compels me. I'm still most inspired by girls on the street that I walk past. I'll be like, "Oh that's an interesting way of wearing that!" It's all about context and juxtaposition and how they're mixing everything together." 

–– Alexa Chung (b. 1983), fashion designer,model, television presenter, writer

Source: Jeanne Beker. 'Creative force.' The Globe and Mail. Saturday June 10, 2017 (Globe Style, Style setters column) p. 4. 

via: Art Alternatives knapsack sketchbook, 2017 a , p. 23.

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Quotes: Min Liu

"I consider fashion to be a daily art." 

–– Min Liu, Chinese fashion designer (fashion line is Ms. Min) 

Source: Jeanne Beker. 'Creative force.' The Globe and Mail. Saturday June 10, 2017 (Globe Style, Style setters column) p. 4.

via: Art Alternatives knapsack sketchbook, 2017 a, p. 23.