Rem Koolhaas (Remment Lucas Koolhaas) Quotes
Criticism per se does not worry me. I've always solicited it as part of the design process.
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I've always loved projects where I can combine acting and music.
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I loved Judy Garland. I thought she was such a classic beauty. I thought she was so endearing and charming, and I loved her voice. She was such a dreamer, and I think I was, too - and I am.
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Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.
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I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
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I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.
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China just banned ICO fundraising. They did Silicon Valley and the U.S. a favor - now we get first dibs.
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China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself.
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Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.
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There, they tell me to wear the veil. Here, they are telling me to put my hips in a little girl's skirt, and I am this lovely full woman. You've got this Ph.D. and you're worrying, 'Am I skinny enough?'
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There was a point when comics were considered to be mainly of interest to kids, and it was decided that kids could relate more to someone their own age than an adult. So suddenly all these previously grownup comics were lousy with sidekicks: Aquagirl, Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Speedy, Stripesy... the list goes on.
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Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling.
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It never became an obsession for me to score at all costs. I've always said that I'm not a big scorer, I'm a worker.
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I focus a little more on pacing when I write books in the young adult category, and of course there's the great American fear of anything sexual, so that's somewhat backed off in YA.
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My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.
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The Vatican has to strike a difficult balance between running a country and running a religious institution.
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Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me – if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short film, just so I could say one day that my daddy didn't pay for my first short film. And I really established myself in the film festival world.
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More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.
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I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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I wake up every morning and I feel like I'm juggling glass balls. I live in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Criticism per se does not worry me. I've always solicited it as part of the design process.
