Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes

Reinforced concrete buildings are by nature skeletal buildings. No noodles nor armoured turrets. A construction of girders that carry the weight, and walls that carry no weight. That is to say, buildings consisting of skin and bones.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 27, 1886 - August 17, 1969

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The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

John Ruskin

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The thing about movie musicals is that there have been some brilliant ones, but when they're bad, they're really bad - big white elephants.

Rob Marshall

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I'm doing a bit of theatre: I'm doing a Mike Bartlett play called 'Contractions.' I'm very, very happy and lucky to be going back to the stage.

Rose Leslie

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I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world.

Mick Ebeling

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House Democrats have tried to increase port security funding on this House floor four times over the last 4 years, and House Republicans have defeated our efforts every single time.

Dennis Cardoza

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I hate the word 'moist.'

Chrissy Teigen

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I accidentally forgot to graduate from college.

Anne Lamott

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I've always sensed for myself an obligation to bear witness to my time.

Athol Fugard

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I grew up during a time of peace, and my friends weren't joining the military - it wasn't something on my radar. But if you asked me whether I could go back and do it all over again now, and it meant I wouldn't go into filmmaking, there's a part of me that would have loved to try to be a Navy SEAL.

Peter Berg

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One thing that I am proud of: I am really capable of laughing at myself.

Penelope Cruz

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I'm the most awkward person in the world, but onstage, I'm completely fine. I could run around in a thong and not care.

Pete Davidson

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New York and Dublin are now suburbs of each other.

Pete Hamill

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