Antoine Predock Quotes
One of the things I think about as I've evolved as an architect is, 'Where do the poetic impulses come from?'
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I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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I think we're the first generation to successfully integrate American society.
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It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
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I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.
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I hate to see people frustrated or leave a company for an opportunity they could easily have had at their current company if they had only asked.
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It's not enough for just us to invest in Utah; more and more, we are encouraging businesses around the world to follow suit. We want them to invest in and become part of Utah's future and to allow Utah to invest and become part of theirs.
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I've always taken direction pretty well.
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I was once in a long relationship with a man who ran a vintage clothes store but had been a chef, so I'd come home each night to a different three-course meal. I was quite fat, but so happy.
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Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.
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Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
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When Landon Carter, a Virginia plantation owner, read the Declaration of Independence two days after it was issued, he wondered whether its ringing affirmation of equality meant that slaves must be freed. If so, he confided to his diary, 'You must send them out of the country, or they must steal for their support.'
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Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.
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It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.
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If we're going to reach a broader audience, we have to stop thinking about that audience strictly in terms of teenage boys or even teenage girls. We need to think about things that are relevant to normal humans and not just the geeks we used to be.
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I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.
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I don't use sex to sell records, obviously, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel like I have to make an effort to look good when I go out onstage, to wear something pretty.
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There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst.
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Why do I ask for directions? Because I hate wasting time.
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My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationships - how to better accept all the weirdness and ambiguity and ups and downs and paradoxes. I knew from the beginning I was writing about love.
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You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there's a big photo opportunity for a really good cause.
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One of the things I think about as I've evolved as an architect is, 'Where do the poetic impulses come from?'
