We need a multiplicity of visions, dreams and prophecies - images of potential tomorrows.

I work virtually every waking hour.

The first rule of survival is clear: Nothing is more dangerous than yesterday's success.

If you don't have a viable strategy, you will be defeated by someone who does.

The responsibility for change...lies within us. We must begin with ourselves, teaching ourselves not to close our minds prematurely to the novel, the surprising, the seemingly radical.

Designer's derive their rewards from 'inner standards of excellence, from the intrinsic satisfaction of their tasks. They are committed to the task, not the job. To their standards, not their boss.' So whereas most people divide their lives between time spent earning money and time spent spending it, designers generally lead a seamless existence in which work and play are synonymous. As Milanese designer Richard Sapper put it: "I never work-all the time."

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.