Peter Eisenman Quotes
There's no such thing as an absolute openness. Openness is relative, I think, in all societies.
Quotes to Explore
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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.
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It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
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With this business, you have to learn to go with the flow. Not being able to grow in comfort is a beautiful thing when you're uncomfortable, so just embrace it and roll with it, and you'll come out stronger.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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I have to be fully committed to do a project nowadays, because if I say yes to something, it means the whole family are going to have to move for the job. It's a lot of upheaval. So, it has to be really worth it. Otherwise, I'd just as well not bother.
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The Republican Party, which John McCain led as our nominee in 2008, is going to become irrelevant if we become the party of intolerance and hate. The party founded by Abraham Lincoln was a party that fought slavery and intolerance at every level.
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Work faithfully, and you will put yourself in possession of a glorious and enlarging happiness.
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I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way.
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I talk to the universe all the time.
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Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of external power - every attempt to change the world or a person in order to make yourself feel valuable and safe - is a distraction from the pain of powerlessness.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
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You don't have to wear expensive clothes to look good.
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I think I've definitely found a niche working in comedy, but dramatic films are what brought me here. After I saw 'Titanic' in the theater, I got the bug.
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There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.
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All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.
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If we will repeatedly suffer the humiliation of admitting that we really do not know what we're talking about, eventually we will.
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God felt sorry for actors, so he gave them a place in the sun and a lot of money. All they had to sacrifice was their talent.
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The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid.
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So many young designers are focused on styling rather than materials now. We have to change that.
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A critic is a legless man who teaches running.
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The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul.
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Street fight, you just ground and pound 'em. Boxing is totally different.
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There's no such thing as an absolute openness. Openness is relative, I think, in all societies.
