Christian de Portzamparc Quotes
An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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Most people are interested in seeing 27-year-old women who are in movies somehow connected to sex. It's interesting to everyone. Especially little movies that are having trouble getting made, there's always sex.
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I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.
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What there is no dispute about is whether or not China is a currency manipulator. They are a currency manipulator. They actively intervene every single day to keep the value of their currency less than it would be against the dollar than if it floated freely. We think. Even China barely disputes that.
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I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.
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I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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Action is the real measure of intelligence.
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For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.
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The best thing you can do for your body is sleep. It's simple. Cater to your body as much as to your mind. Your body, after all, houses your mind. You have to pay attention to your physicality as much as your mentality.
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My priorities are making sure we reduce class size and close the achievement gap.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.
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I don't feel we need a declaration from the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
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Can't a rapper insist, like other artists, on a fictional reality, in which he is somehow still on the corner, despite occupying the penthouse suite?
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I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.
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I felt I had to share Idaho with my friend from New York because he'd shared New York with me, so I was going to share the beauty of nature with a man who went to museums and clubs late at night. But there was nothing to do where I lived at night.
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A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
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I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don't know.
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An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.
