62 Quotes by Ken Hakuta

Fads get hot in California. A good idea can come from Des Moines, but it's not going to be anything there. Then it'll hit Venice Beach or Westwood and go all around the country, back to Des Moines.

Most people who have had big fads have turned out to be just like their products: one-shot deals.

You can't be an inventor trying to figure a better way of changing the spare tire. That's boring. We need someone who figures out how to hit a button and turn the entire car upside down.

Al Gore has a lot to do with the mainstream attention to global warming, but you can't call him a fad, even if he did dance the Macarena.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

People always ask me how I got interested in the Shakers, but I have no clear-cut answer.

I want to be the Ann Landers for fad people.

Other people might buy a Rolls-Royce. I'd rather encourage people to be creative.

You never know where you're going to get inspiration.