Daniel Libeskind Quotes
We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can't just think about abstract ideas.
Quotes to Explore
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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I'm confident in who I am. I've come to a place in my life where I've accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That's just the way I've always tried to be. It didn't change when I became a star.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before.
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As anyone who has covered the company for any length of time knows, Yahoo's record on major decision-making has been akin to a hippie commune - a lot of wrangling internally in a culture where everyone seems to have a voice and a reticence to push the button to launch.
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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to examine who we are as a people. It provides us with the opportunity to get back to our foundational ideals, which have always stood as a beacon for the rest of the world.
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When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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My biggest benching was before the 2012 Olympics. It kind of came out of nowhere. I just kind of had one bad half, 45 minutes, and it pretty much cost me my starting spot.
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There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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I adore this adventure, I adore working with youth. For me it's a daily challenge, working to help these youths realize their dreams.
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Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
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I updated my grilling app, iGrill, today and it now has Facebook integration that lets you see what other people are grilling right now around the world. Awesome.
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I'm still very critical of myself in film.
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Shortly, the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news.
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We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can't just think about abstract ideas.
