Mario Botta Quotes
Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand.
Quotes to Explore
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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When you're bullied in high school, even if it's the smallest amount, or you're actually tortured, I feel like everybody carries that with them. They always think of that one person who treated them badly in high school.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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Being evil is easy.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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I am not a prisoner of conscious, but people try to make me one sometimes. It is both a gift and a curse. It's a high honour but can create limitations - I have to be fluid.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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I think Twitter is best when it sparks conversations elsewhere. To use YouTube and Facebook and all the tools we have available to us today to respond and also promote and answer and engage is awesome.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.
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Information technology is a formidable enabler of freedoms. For example, it lowers barriers to freedom of expression and allows people to get a better grasp of their lives. It should not be used to reduce the freedom of people.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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The sediments of the past are many miles in collective thickness: yet the feeble silt of the rivers built them all from base to summit.
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I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.
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Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand.
