Philip Johnson Quotes
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
B. H. Liddell Hart
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
J. L. Austin
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
Carl Jung
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It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.
Randy Harrison
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Our house is a constant mayhem of music, noise, socializing and business. It vibrates life, as a house should.
Dan Hill
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Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
J. G. Ballard
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Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
Dale Carnegie
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
Sam Shepard
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
Young Jeezy
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
Vera Wang
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We say that the ICC is targeting Africans, but all of the victims in our cases in Africa are African victims.
Fatou Bensouda
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
Eden Hazard
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I could take a photo, but I'd rather paint a picture.
Mac Miller
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The 1950s felt so safe and smug, the '60s so raw and raucous, the revolutions stacked one on top of another, in race relations, gender roles, generational conflict, the clash of church and state - so many values and vanities tossed on the bonfire, and no one had a concordance to explain why it was all happening at once.
Nancy Gibbs
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I think all of us could insist on preserving the truth and preserving the peace. We could insist that political candidates tell the truth about controversial issues. And secondly, we should be sure to encourage our political leaders, after they're elected, to preserve the peace.
Jimmy Carter
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I had been warned not to get on a motorcycle, sort of. I think there is a clause in most general basic contracts to keep yourself in one piece and not alter your looks without telling them first.
Charisma Carpenter
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I've tried to have a regular haircut, but it just pops back up again, so this is the way it's going to be.
Rod Stewart
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I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral.
Philip Johnson
