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.
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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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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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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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A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
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Expenditure can't really guarantee a great experience. I don't even like shopping; I've never bought stuff for myself, and everything I wear are gifts from my brothers, friends and people.
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The secret of being loved is in being lovely; and the secret of being lovely is in being unselfish.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people to work in a decentralized way - that is, without anyone really directing their efforts in a particular direction - and still trust that they're going to come up with good answers.
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I want young girls that I mentor and young girls all around the world who want to be a model to be able to see that there's a great deal of sacrifice.
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BSB are a great bunch of guys, I really like them
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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.
