Frank Lloyd Wright Quotes
A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.
Quotes to Explore
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I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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Jesus was not denying the legitimacy of biblical law. On the contrary, He was affirming biblical law. We love God first; God commands us to keep His word; therefore, we must enforce the law on ourselves.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in our experience, a bond that has become so close that we have come to think of suffering accepted with joy as the most authentic sign of love with any depth at all.
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I used to dance when I was younger - ballet and modern dance.
Nastassja Kinski
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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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The truth is that we all have lives that are complicated. We all get hurt by people we love sometimes. It's laughable to believe that anyone is immune. The important thing is how you behave.
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If I need something, even a pair of socks, my assistant has to get them for me.
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People always give me styling products and stuff.
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I only get angry at my brothers and at my father.
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A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.
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Books in general are great, but I'm a fiction lover, and I will continue to do it.
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I have a hard time finding something that I really enjoy reading, but I read 'The Great Gatsby' every summer.
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I was lucky in the sense that I was never blessed with an overly reflective nature.
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I'm most grateful for my health. It's taken me a long time to get where I am, to feel as strong as I do in my mind and in my body. It's through that that I'm able to be present in all my relationships and not get overwhelmed by what could seem like a big task, going all around the world constantly.
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A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.
