Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
I thought a lot and I controlled my thoughts in my work - and I controlled my work through my thoughts.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.
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I was this kid who had been raised in New York, and now all of a sudden, my mother decided that she was a Jewish divorcee and therefore she should be living in Miami Beach.
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I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
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The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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The key to good grilling is to recognize that you are setting yourself up to cook in a whole new environment. This is actually one of the main purposes of grilling - to get yourself outside.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.
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I don't talk in ifs.
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Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
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I was given the task of I.P.L. Chairmanship which I tried to perform to the best of my abilities. The tournament was organised well despite all the controversies. The stadiums were jam-packed, which proved that I.P.L. was still popular.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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The one I remember is going into London, as it was for us in Essex, on New Year's Eve in 1981. There were four of us and we'd had a few lagers on the way. One of my mates threw up in the Tube and then stood up and fell over in it. We thought it was the funniest thing we'd ever seen.
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I'm much more interested in raising revenues for businesses than for the government.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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I worry that some politicians still think we are living in the 1950s where the man is the main breadwinner and the woman works for pin money. Actually, most families where there are two parents depend on two incomes to get by.
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I didn't like anything about myself - my looks, my personality. I was very, very angry.
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I thought a lot and I controlled my thoughts in my work - and I controlled my work through my thoughts.
