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Norman Foster Quotes

The only honourable work my parents knew was blue-collar. But while my father Robert ran a pawnbroker's shop, and my mother was a waitress, I moved into a middle-class world with a level of security they never knew.

Norman Foster

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: british
Birth: June 1, 1935

Topics

Work Father Mother Parents World

The idea that we have the capacity to change or stop the climate, I'm just skeptical.

Ron DeSantis

Change Stop Capacity Just Idea

We had brilliant writers on our shows, and I do think that 'The Two Ronnies' has stood the test of time. It was certainly the greatest fun to do.

Ronnie Corbett

Time Fun Think Test Brilliant Two

Freud was one of the greatest influences on me. He made myth into psychiatry, and I've been trying to turn it back into myth again.

Ross MacDonald

Me Trying Back Turn Greatest Myth

Empowering women by allowing them to choose when and how many children to have is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.

Mike Quigley

Women Children Smart Choose Right

I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.

Ming-Na Wen

Day Me One Day Ask Always Star

The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals.

Jonathan Lethem

Religion Diversity Parents Values

When I first got out to Hollywood, they were pushing me for sitcoms, and I didn't really have an interest in them. I wanted to do films and slowly worked that way. And then it became, I guess, this curse of the leading man.

Brad Pitt

Man Me Hollywood Way First Out

I was born in Sacramento but moved to Los Angeles with my mom and my little sister when I was seven.

Brie Larson

Mom Sister Born Los Angeles Little

I am a former sabre fencer and fenced as part of the Uzbek republic team.

Alisher Usmanov

I Am Team Republic Part Am Former

Phil has the classic, mature beard. Jase's is kind of red - it's weird, like him! Jep grooms his the most: He's got all these special lotions and perfumes that he puts on.

Willie Robertson

Red Beard Weird Kind Special Mature

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

Paula Radcliffe

People Run Marathon Well Who Really

He didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work.

Norman Tebbit

Work Bike Got Riot He His