I have never been forced to accept compromises but I have willingly accepted constraints.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Charles Eames
- Source
- Charles Eames, interview in: Domus, monthly review of architecture interiors design art, Nr. 482-493, 1970; Cited in: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1980) Proceedings of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Le
- Attribution status
- ✓ Verified source
- Verification
- Primary reference
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Herbert Matter [1] (Public domain)
Where in your life does this apply today?
Choose one small action that honours this idea and do it before noon.
Join to journal, save & shareCreate a share imageWatch & listen
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008
Neil Gaiman 2012 Commencement Speech "Make Good Art"
More from Charles Eames & related wisdom
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me..
To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
"All that was created during the six days of creation requires improvement" (Genesis Rabbah 11:6). Jews understand this to mean that God left the world unfinished, inviting humans to be partners in creation. The role of humans is to improve and perfect God's creations through creation and innovation.
Observe the light and consider its beauty. Blink your eye and look at it. That which you see was not there at first, and that which was there is there no more.
