Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes
I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
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I love bayou life.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email.
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I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way.
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I think you can decide how much of yourself you're willing to make public.
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Creativity is one of the last remaining legal ways of gaining an unfair advantage over the competition.
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Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
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I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that.
