Oscar Niemeyer Quotes
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I have received the greatest honor in my life - and the greatest surprise. Never did I dream that the Nobel Prize could be awarded for the reciprocal relations.
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The unlikely combination of potatoes and pasta does appear in some Italian recipes.
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I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.
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Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. It's a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and that's why corrective action here is necessary.
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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It's important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I've been hired for a lot of different gigs simply because I can do a lot of different things with different levels of dancers. And it's sad to me that some dancers don't do more.
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It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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Basically, every character I've ever played, I've based entirely on internal conflict. And I love doing that, because I think it's very human.
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The art that is in the machine-made article, appeals only to the eye; the art in Khadi appeals first to the heart and then to the eye.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.
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I'm waiting for the candidate who says, 'I'm keeping things exactly the way they are. I like it this way.'
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Surprise is key in all art.
