#ted

Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#democratic #destruction #directed #ever #frankly

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#half #i #know #money #spend

Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last. ↗

— Vera Wang

#become #clothes #could #craft #disposable

With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy. ↗

— Zack Wamp

#change #diverse #energy #face #fact

I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#find #half #i #i can #know

As far as intellectual training was concerned, my nine years from seven to sixteen were practically wasted. ↗

— Mary A. Ward

#concerned #far #intellectual #nine #practically

When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#basics #because #category #cool #decided

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants. ↗

— Vera Wang

#ceremony #certain #even #involves #more

I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there's nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they're crafted. ↗

— Vera Wang

#any #because #buy #clothes #crafted

I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women. ↗

— Vera Wang

#designing #end #few #few women #frustrated