Christian de Portzamparc Quotes
Architecture has a strong link with the movies in terms of time progression, sequencing, framing, all of that.
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It is time Australian Muslims stop being treated as negotiable citizens in their own country. It is time people stop 'tolerating' us, presuming some right to decide if we have a place in our own home.
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I had to let my ego go a long time ago.
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That's something USA Hockey has been trying to do for a long time is prove that we can play with the Canadians and the Russians and the Swedes and Finns consistently on a tournament basis.
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It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by nature.
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I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
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Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.
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We are strong supporters of First Amendment rights, and we believe free speech is a two-way street. While anyone is free to be an anti-Muslim bigot, on campus or off, CAIR is free to challenge their bigotry by speaking out against the promotion of hatred and intolerance.
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There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important.
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I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras.
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If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right.
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When I was really small, my mother had difficulty keeping me dressed, as I liked to be naked! I definitely had very strong ideas on what I wanted to wear. My favourite look was always Action Man and Spiderman. Now though, I really like beautiful clothes.
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If the angel Gabriel came to me and said, 'Look, I'm willing to take your soul now and give it back to you at any period of time in the history of the nation of Israel, from the very beginning to this very day' - I think I would not think of any other time except for when Moses brought down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai.
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When I travel overseas on many occasions, I get pulled out because I may be buying a one-way ticket, I may be traveling with my sister and we have different last names. That's smart profiling. Just pulling people out one at a time when we have millions of passengers in random screenings I'm not sure is the best way to do it.
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I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman.
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I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet.
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It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
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I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated a second time.
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To me, Slow parenting is about bringing balance into the home. Children need to strive and struggle and stretch themselves, but that does not mean childhood should be a race. Slow parents give their children plenty of time and space to explore the world on their own terms.
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At the core of my dad is, he has a very strong faith. He believes very firmly in loving God.
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I don't like when actors go around and talk a ton about how they approach their roles, because it's a little like pulling the curtain back on Oz, for me.
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Here's one thing the media and all of us should learn: Trump is not wrong nearly as much as everybody says he's wrong.
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The songs I love to sing are story songs, from Yiddish songs to Tom Waits.
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The men and women of the American military have the courage to follow orders. They deserve a commander-in-chief with the courage to give them.
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Architecture has a strong link with the movies in terms of time progression, sequencing, framing, all of that.
