I. M. Pei Quotes
I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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Comics seldom move me the way I would be moved by a novel or movie.
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I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I'm in different moods, I want to read different things.
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But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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I can not stay at the place when a stranger starts talking to me. I will try to cut the speech as quick as possible and move away. I had to break this inhibition before becoming an actor.
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In 'Laurence Anyways,' Nathalie Baye is Laurence's mother, and she is quite an awful mother. Still, she is the only one in the end who truly accepts her daughter.
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Personally, I have invested in around ten U.S. companies and will continue to do so. That doesn't give me a strong experience in the American market. But I have an understanding of the public.
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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
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My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving.
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In true-life dramas, you have to do so much research. It's a big responsibility to make sure things are as correct as possible. In 'Robin Hood', you have more artistic license - it's all action, adventure and reaction. This gives everyone a chance to make their characters their own and to make them believable.
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Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.
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I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.
