Peter Zumthor Quotes

I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not about forms. It's about space and material.

Peter Zumthor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: April 26, 1943

Topics

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To me, 'the establishment' means people who are out of touch with the people they're elected to represent.

Jimmy Gomez

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Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to.

Joe Chung

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I'm sure there was some part of his soul was intrinsically happy, but he probably had to go through some permutations to really get that to blossom. I'm sure Dad had his challenges, but I think that joy was there from the beginning and he had to find a way to make his life support that and express that.

Jennifer Grant

LifeBeginningSoulJoySupport

The way of life is not as easy as some people think... like me.

Mattie Stepanek

LifePeopleMeThinkEasyWay

Nobody can buy Jeff Greene. Nobody ever has. Nobody ever will.

Jeff Greene

NobodyWillBuyEverJeff

Like most kids, I grew up singing 'This Land Is Your Land' in grammar school, but with the most radical verses neatly removed. This was before I knew it was a Woody Guthrie song.

Steve Earle

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But then I'm one of those guys that is still a bit afraid of the telephone, its implications for conversation. I still wonder if the jukebox might be the death of live music.

Tom Waits

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You hit a certain age and - especially because of TV - the young cooks coming up say, 'You're a sellout, because you're doing something other than what you should be doing.' 'Top Chef' is a double-edged sword for me: There's a whole group of people who will not come to the restaurants because they assume I'm not in them anymore, all I do is TV.

Tom Colicchio

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Russia's oil fields are mature and require capital and Western technology even to keep production flat.

Roger Altman

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That's a big important deal, the way people see you from the stage. Once in a while, I'd ask people, 'How did you enjoy the show?' 'Hey, you looked great.' But how did I sound? That visual look is very important to people.

Johnny Mathis

GreatPeopleEnjoyYouLookWay

As a working-class girl, receiving free school dinners, I studied art history. Having never had the chance to visit art galleries, I devoured the knowledge, and it has served me well as a practising artist.

Cornelia Parker

GirlKnowledgeHistoryArtSchool

I like kind of natural, woodsy earth tones. I like patchouli. I like tobacco. I like sandalwood. I like tree resin. I'm not a huge fan of citrus - I like things that are kind of moodier and... more deeper base notes.

Chris Pine

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