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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As the sun rose I could see Etna, a truncated cone with a plume of smoke over it like the quill of a pen stuck in a pewter inkpot, rising out of the haze to the north of where I was treading water.
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The sins of the Midwest: flatness, emptiness, a necessary acceptance of the familiar. Where is the romance in being buried alive? In growing old?
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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.
