Mario Botta Quotes
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As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people don't talk about race amongst themselves!
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Origin stories are really important to me. I just like that sort of stuff and I feel like it makes a lot of sense to the guys, who they are. If you don't have that stuff, it's kind of a one dimensional version of it.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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There's great stuff out there, but I prefer doing a TV show, going to work every day with the same people, and a lot of stuff is not being shot in Los Angeles and I don't really want to do that because my loved ones are here.
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But I think the thing I'm proud of about the film is that there aren't many films - either independent films or mainstream Hollywood films - that are like this; it's of its own times, and it's the film Mike Nichols wanted to make.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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The finest lesson I've learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when I'm judging myself.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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I would rather not have contentious interviews. I'd rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Rose, laid back in a La-Z-Boy chair.
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I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.
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Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid.
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If Madrid does not want an accord, and the majority of Catalans want an independent state, how can you avoid that?
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The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
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I could make up characters till the cows came home. Plot's what hard. Very hard.
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The silent majority distrusts people who believe in causes.
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Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were always people who wore streetwear.
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When I started running, a gadget was a wristwatch with a secondhand on it.
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I knew what I wanted to be, but I didn't know exactly how to get there. I thought you move to Nashville, you sing downtown, and someone discovers you, and you become a country music star. I had no idea.
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I wanted to design a museum in which everything would seem clear.
