Rafael Vinoly Quotes
I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall flat.
Quotes to Explore
-
Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
-
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
-
The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.
-
You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
-
I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
-
For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.
-
Well, I was a big fan of the book and therein a huge fan of the girl Precious. And so I felt like I knew this girl. I felt like I'd grown up alongside her. I felt like she was in my family. She was my friend and she was like people I didn't want to be friends with.
-
Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
-
We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
-
I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
-
Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
-
Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.
-
Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.
-
I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.
-
I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.
-
I call Alibaba '1,001 mistakes.' We expanded too fast, and then in the dot-com bubble, we had to have layoffs. By 2002, we had only enough cash to survive for 18 months. We had a lot of free members using our site, and we didn't know how we'd make money. So we developed a product for China exporters to meet U.S. buyers online. This model saved us.
-
I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
-
After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
-
Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.
-
Some might consider me an unlikely advocate for gun rights because I sustained terrible injuries in a violent shooting. But I'm a patriot, and I believe the right to bear arms is a definitive part of our American heritage.
-
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
-
It's a true testament to say that there are no small roles in Hollywood. People say, "Oh, I just said one line." or "I was walking in the background." Don't deny humble beginnings.
-
I consider myself to be a citizen of the world.
-
I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall flat.
