Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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I'd say that Spanish football is probably the best I've seen.
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What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.
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Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
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I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.
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What was bizarre, when I was younger, I never watched TV. I would rather watch a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing.
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I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.
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What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.
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As much as we need to approve the Keystone pipeline, we need to think far broader than that.
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I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society.
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Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?
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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.
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I'm forever writing, forever looking for something to direct or produce, and always on the hunt for a great role.
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When you build a building, you finish a building. You don't finish a garden; you start it, and then it carries on with its life. So my analogy was really to say that we composers or some of us should think of ourselves as people who start processes rather than finish them. And there might be surprises.
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Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it.
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You must still stand up and say no when society is facing a backslide or a moment of danger.
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We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the finer strength of the nerves.
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We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.
