David Adjaye Quotes
I'm totally into architecture for all strata of society. High design should not just be for rich people.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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I have a pickup truck. And I prefer to be with dogs or on my sailboat than in a car - actually, more than any other place on Earth.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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Our trouble is that we drink too much tea. I see in this the slow revenge of the Orient, which has diverted the Yellow River down our throats.
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For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.
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I feel blessed to be having a really easy pregnancy.
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L.A.'s always been good to me.
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I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.
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CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes, in my opinion, better scientists, but also better people.
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
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A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups... but they're coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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I have a noble body. It adapts to all I ask of it.
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When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews.
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No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness.
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Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful.
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No one should be allowed to stand for Parliament without proof that he has taken responsibility for other people.
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You can't be involved in healthcare without being involved in the battle against AIDS.
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I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace.
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I'm constantly working. I am constantly going to the next thing.
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I'm totally into architecture for all strata of society. High design should not just be for rich people.
