Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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I'm still learning my craft.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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In my role as a spokesperson for Amnesty International U.S.A. and as a supporter of various charitable causes including Unlock Iran, a campaign to release prisoners of conscience in Iran, I have never been faced with the threat of intimidation or arrest.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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One of the best essays I've seen in recent years was by a young woman who wrote about how being chosen to choreograph a high school musical forced her to assume a leadership role she wasn't sure she was ready for - but of course she was.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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I am from Karnal, India.
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When I was little, people like Talking Heads were on the radio. There was something geeky yet groundbreaking about them.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.
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I got into retailing because I wanted a real job.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place called Oldham Theatre Workshop in my hometown.
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Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.
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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.
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We are all affected by the time we are born into, and of course that feeds into your work. Society is based on storytelling - religious myths, opera, film - and 1968 was always seen as a time of rupture and fragmentation. I have always been interested in those words.
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As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on radio. Because you are the game. I really enjoyed calling basketball and hockey on the radio, but the presentation is more specific - you're talking all the time.
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I'm a stand-up comedian-turned-actor-turned-vampire at night.
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We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.
