Rem Koolhaas Quotes

That has been my entire life story, running against the current and running with the current. Sometimes running with the current is underestimated.

Rem Koolhaas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: November 17, 1944

Topics

LifeStoryLife StorySometimesBeen

I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

Joe Wright

ActorDirectorBecauseHowLearned

I have two parents who are brilliant storytellers. The art of developing a story and nurturing a story was present in my household from the day I was born.

Robert Kurson

ArtDayParentsStoryPresentBorn

Most of the stories I read are about my Hollywood pedigree.

Michael Douglas

HollywoodReadMostStoriesAbout

The power of fantasy is that you can make people understand the deeper realities of our world in a way that they wouldn't normally be able to because of all the things in our world that closes them off.

Tomi Adeyemi

PowerPeopleWorldYouUnderstand

I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television.

Tom Petty

MoneyThinkYouTelevisionDangerous

If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.

Rory McIlroy

DayMeWinWinningWorldEnd

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you're actually helping to make America stronger.

Michelle Obama

FriendshipTrustWorldBondRest

I tell founders all the time, 99.9 percent chance of failure.

Michael Seibel

FailureTimeChanceTellFounders

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act.

Don DeLillo

SocietyRepetitionMeaningfulAct

Don't ignore the past, but deal with it, on your own pace. Once you deal with it, you are free of it; and you are free to embrace your life and be a happy loving person because if you don't, the past will come back to haunt and keep coming back to haunt you.

Boris Kodjoe

LifePastHappyFreeIgnoreYou

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Arthur Helps

WisdomPeopleAdviceAdmireUsCome

I am a former economist. I never went to photography school to learn photography.

Sebastiao Salgado

SchoolI AmLearnPhotographyNever

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