John Portman Quotes

Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.

John Portman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 4, 1924 - December 29, 2017

Topics

ArchitecturePeopleBuildingsWay

I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.

Johann Lamont

MotherGodStrongSightEqualSense

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.

Joel Osteen

WorkHomeDaySpeakNextSomething

To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.

Max Beerbohm

NatureDestroyInstinctStill

If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you.

Matt Damon

YouStopMoviesJustYourCalling

Gollum has a weak personality and isn't able to cope with the power of the ring.

Andy Serkis

PowerPersonalityRingWeakAble

Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life who are principled, and those principles have to be connected to something. And my faith is what serves as the anchor and directs my actions.

John Thune

LifeFaithRespectPeopleMy Life

When you look at the number of satellites, what they're doing and what they represent, it is really a vision of trying to have the world in your clutches.

Trevor Paglen

VisionWorldDoingTryingYouLook

I'm just a guy. If you hit me, I hurt, and if you cut me, I bleed.

Ron Dellums

MeHurtYouCutGuyBleed

Charleston, South Carolina, is about a 90-minute drive northwest of Beaufort and Parris Island. It is an old city reborn with new charm and an influx of snowbirds from the North attracted by its ease, comfort and accessibility.

Mike Barnicle

CityDriveComfortNewIslandCharm

I think the media could be a very good force for good, and I think Hollywood can, as well.

Mike Farrell

GoodThinkMediaHollywoodForce

I'm a huge electronic-music fan.

Joseph Kosinski

FanHuge

Unfortunately, prisons try very hard to make us inhuman and unreal by denying our image, and thus our existence, to the rest of the world.

Chelsea Manning

WorldRestTryHardImageExistence

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