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Peter Zumthor Quotes

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Home Hands Done Years Up Own

By 1961, when I got my first copywriting job, 'my kind' were suddenly in demand. The creative revolution had begun. Advertising had turned into a business dominated by young, funny, Jewish copywriters and tough, sometimes violent, Greek and Italian art directors.

Jerry Della Femina

Funny Business Art Job Creative

The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.

Johanna Siguroardottir

Women Equality Way Equal Rather

One of the great things about making 'Reel History' was meeting British people from all over the class system. It made me realise that London is a different country.

History Great People Me Great Things

A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic.

Vacation Magic Special Always Out

The Framers of the Constitution wisely understood that constitutional principles must not be sacrificed on the altar of political appeasement.

Constitution Political Principles

The truth is that nearly everybody is right about some things and wrong about most things; and if a man's testimony is not to be taken until he is right on every subject, witnesses will be extremely scarce.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Truth Man Truth Is Wrong Will Right

We want people to take responsibility for how healthy they are, and we want to help them live longer, healthier lives.

Live Responsibility People Help Want

Often we lose our identity trying to please or placate others.

Mary Manin Morrissey

Identity Trying Lose Others Our

In my experience in series TV, if you have a good crew and a great cast, it's going to be a great group - similar to the theater where it's a bunch of people who are really talented and go to work each day and challenge each other, and if you are lucky enough to get a hit then it's five or six or seven years of this kind of work.

Work Good Great Challenge Day You

The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious!

People Choices Story Trying You

Schools alone are not to blame for underachievement. The breakdown of the family, poverty, and decaying cities with eroding tax bases have made a good public school education nearly impossible in many parts of the country.

Family Education Good Alone School

You want to put out a record that you feel is exactly as you want it. Nobody wants to tour for two years on a record they don't like.

Alison Mosshart

Feel You Nobody Want Two Out

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