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America has always imported history.


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I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.



A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.



The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.



Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.



Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.



When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.

When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.



A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.



You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.



The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.

The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.



Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.





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Nothing is more capable of troubling our reason, and consuming our health, than secret notions of jealousy in solitude.

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If I were to write a book about the progress of getting to a third film, it would be a long one.



That might be between BJP and Kejriwal. So far as Congress party is concerned, we are fighting this election to win.

That might be between BJP and Kejriwal. So far as Congress party is concerned, we are fighting this election to win.



In a recent interview, Hillary Clinton said that one of the jobs that prepared her to be president was sliming fish in Alaska. As opposed to Bill, who learned by catching crabs in Cancun.

In a recent interview, Hillary Clinton said that one of the jobs that prepared her to be president was sliming fish in Alaska. As opposed to Bill, who learned by catching crabs in Cancun.



Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.

Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.



When one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem.

When one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem.



Democrats, overpaid celebrities, the mainstream media that are so lazy, they are willing to endanger your lives, gamble with your life to try and score cheap political points!

Democrats, overpaid celebrities, the mainstream media that are so lazy, they are willing to endanger your lives, gamble with your life to try and score cheap political points!



He who takes nature for his guide, is not easily beaten out of his argument

He who takes nature for his guide, is not easily beaten out of his argument




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