Charles Eames Quotes
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Suzhou is an ancient city full of old gardens that are very famous in China. It is very beautiful. Plus, I met my boyfriend there!
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We've been probably to some degree too successful.
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I want to be my own person.
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Literature is memory written down. All literature is memory.
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My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or write.
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I was very young during 'Chachi 420' and don't remember much now.
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All our own present experiences are primordial. What could be more primordial than experience itself?
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The AEC had at its command an army of highly skilled scientists.
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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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I like Lady Gaga because I like that she pushes the envelope.
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We live in a technical society.
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The most important thing is to stay positive.
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Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.
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My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.
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As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters.
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Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement.
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It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered as a hairdo.
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Grant us the single heart once more That mocks no sacred thing, The Sword of Truth our fathers wore When Thou wast Lord and King. Let darkness unto darkness tell Our deep unspoken prayer; For, while our souls in darkness dwell, We know that Thou art there.
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I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.
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I first listen to someone who speaks the language and who reads the lyrics to me. I pay great attention to pronunciation. Once I hear the words spoken, I write the song lines phonetically in Hindi and then sing. By the grace of god, my songs in other languages – including Bengali – have been appreciated. People say they are good and the words have been correctly pronounced.
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Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.
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Designers should only innovate as a last resort.
