Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces.
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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I admit that when challenging times first surface, it's not first instinct to do a happy dance. But when you take time to pause and add insight to injury, you will immediately start to feel empowered to make those majorly needed life shifts.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.
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I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
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I never worked less than 16-hour days on South Beach.
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'Cover Me.' 'Take Time To Know Her.' 'Warm and Tender Love.' 'Out Of Left Field.' 'Dark End Of The Street.' 'Tears Me Up.' 'My Special Prayer.' All points back to one song. 'When A Man Loves A Woman.' The Grand-daddy to all of my songs. The boss of all of my songs. I have great respect for that song. Always will.
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By not having to live up to people's expectations, I was somehow free.
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I am convinced that in the upcoming chapter of the struggle, I can be more useful to the inevitable change that will soon come to Cuba, to Cuba's freedom, as a private citizen dedicated to helping the heroes within Cuba.
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She lies about her age and weight and is slightly older than Rocket. But they've been a couple for eight years, longer than most in Hollywood.
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Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces.
