Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes

We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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For years I've wanted to find some guys that I could work with, because I realized a long time ago that I can do a lot of things other than Aerosmith.

Joe Perry

WorkTimeLongFindI CanLong Time

I was concerned about doing a sequel and repeating myself. That was before I read the script.

JoBeth Williams

MyselfDoingRepeatingConcerned

Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.

John Oliver

DownPersonKnowEmpireBritishGet

When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.

Robert Southwell

SmileThinkWillSheSmilesFortune

I write the last line, and then I write the line before that. I find myself writing backwards for a while, until I have a solid sense of how that ending sounds and feels. You have to know what your voice sounds like at the end of the story, because it tells you how to sound when you begin.

John Irving

MyselfWritingEndingVoiceStory

Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

Robin Morgan

ImpossibleAchieveSheAbsurdOnly

In Europe, it's common to hear about young professionals living with their parents. With the continent's high rents and taxes and its population density, it makes sense.

Rosecrans Baldwin

ParentsYoungLivingTaxesHigh

You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses.

Mary Antin

ChildrenYouDownSidesJewishTurn

I grew up in eastern Kentucky, and we would sing in the churches, and there's lots of good mountain church singers out there. Like a lot of folks who turn out to be secular music artists, that's a lot of the training you put in, whether you know it or not.

Chris Stapleton

GoodMusicMountainTrainingChurch

Despite their good intentions, today's businesses are missing an opportunity to integrate social responsibility and day-to-day business objectives - to do good and make money simultaneously.

Cindy Gallop

GoodBusinessOpportunityToday

'Guitar Hero' was much more about us not innovating in a way that was appealing to audiences. It's not about oversaturating the market.

Bobby Kotick

HeroGuitarWayMoreUsMarket

My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.

Alicia Keys

MusicPeopleMeThoughtsInfluence

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