I. M. Pei Quotes

It is good to learn from the ancients. I'm a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape.

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• When I travel, there are no rules with my diet. I eat whatever looks good, but in small portions. Food is such a rich part of the travel experience. There is no way I would cut that out!

  

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• We adore chaos because we love to produce order.

  

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• In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.

  

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• After the events of the 20th century, God, quite reasonably, left Europe. But He's still here in the United States.

  

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• People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.

  

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• It is good to learn from the ancients. I'm a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape.

  

  I. M. Pei
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