Robin Day Professions : Broadcaster Born : October 24, 1923 Died : August 6, 2000 Browse All Authors Top 19 quotes by Robin Day Television thrives on unreason, and unreason thrives on television. It strikes at the emotions rather than the intellect. Robin Day strikes emotion television I would think twice about designing stuff for which there was no need and which didn't endure. Robin Day design workout thinking Magazines and advertising are flogging the idea that you have to keep changing things and get something new. I think that's balls - evil. But obviously that's your livelihood. Robin Day evil ideas thinking I'm not against vodka - they just asked us. They put out some story about us entertaining international celebrities with vodka, which of course wasn't true. Robin Day vodka entertaining stories I can't climb very seriously now but I was a bit of a freak. Robin Day climbs bits freak Commerce is against morality. Morality is going to lose every time. Robin Day commerce morality motherhood We used to get published a lot. And there was this vodka advertisement... it embarrassed me a lot afterwards. Robin Day vodka advertising used I'm pretty much a vegetarian. Robin Day much pretty vegetarian There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable. Robin Day things think energy responsibility But I think it's important that things endure. Robin Day things think endure important I think and hope there are far more people aware of the need to look after our future. Robin Day look future hope people I think it's really important to use your hands and get close to materials. To be up close to real things like rain and mud; to have contact with nature. Robin Day think nature rain hands I think the first things that are relevant are that things should work well; they should function. Robin Day things think function work I think there's a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I've been talking about. Robin Day things think man talking I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places. Robin Day places always arctic time No one ever contributed anything to my designs. Robin Day designs ever anything Well the most successful of course was this Polypropylene chair. Robin Day chair well most successful Well, I'd probably go for any work I could get. Robin Day well get go work You've got to build a career and a practice. Robin Day build career you practice Similar Authors Dennis Bardens broadcaster David Attenborough broadcaster Dan Davis broadcaster Harry Beitzel broadcaster Hari Sreenivasan broadcaster Charlie Brooker broadcaster All Authors
