Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something.
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You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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I think we should balance the federal budget tomorrow. I'm optimistic. I think Americans are optimistic. We went to the moon; we can balance the federal budget.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life.
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I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I would have done 'American Idol.'
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I don't think perfect is interesting. I think what makes life exciting is the imperfections.
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A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.
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Have you ever noticed that life consists mostly of interruptions, with occasional spells of rush work in between?
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Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something.
