Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes

After my time in Holland, an inner battle ensued in which I tried to free myself from the influence of Schinkelesque classicism.

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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Two quilters who have just met will be strangers only until their mutual passion for quilting is revealed. Then they can talk for hours like the best of friends.

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers' unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

Jeb Bush

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In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else.

Amanda Holden

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As many Giants fans know, we're one of the few teams without cheerleaders.

Steve Tisch

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A lot of hip-hop artists wear fur, and they think it's a status symbol. That doesn't register for me; I just see dead animals.

Tommy Lee

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In Hollywood there are a lot of very insecure men running the business.

Rosanna Arquette

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The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.

Rumi

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I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.

Dolph Lundgren

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Many years ago, when I was working on Broadway, I used to go to a drug rehabilitation centre on Sundays. I didn't lecture them against the perils of drug-taking; I gave them drama therapy.

Diana Rigg

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If I couldn't read, I couldn't live.

Douglas Sirk

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Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.

Christian Slater

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I have to have a little bit of time to myself right before whatever it is that I have to do because most of the time I'm sitting in my head convincing myself to calm down, all right, show down.

Christina Milian

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