Renzo Piano Quotes

As an architect, you have to provide a shelter to enjoy art. And you have to love art. It's like when you make a concert hall. You must love music. This is the reason why you make the space, to enjoy music - making a space for art is the same thing.

Renzo Piano

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LoveMusicArtSpaceEnjoyYou

I came to London. I spent nine months doing domestic work and gardening because I knew I wanted to get a West End show. So, when I was offered jobs in Stoke or Leicester or whatever, I'd say no. Eventually, I got 'Godspell.' It was gently building.

Jeremy Irons

WorkGardeningBuildingEndDoing

The whole impetus behind going solo was an artistic inspiration in the sense that, obviously, success is fantastic. But as one becomes successful and gets branded with a certain sound, if the brand starts to become more of the focus than the evolution of the art, then that's putting the cart before the horse.

Jennifer Nettles

SuccessArtFocusBrandHorseSound

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

John Krasinski

AmazingMeFeelYouNeverMedals

I have to say I'm all for public flogging. One type of criminal that a public humiliation might work particularly well with are the juvenile delinquents, a lot of whom consider it a badge of honor to be sent to juvenile detention.

Ann Coulter

WorkHonorSayJuvenileWellWhom

I love the role of Ripley.

Sigourney Weaver

LoveRoleI Love

Looking back, I just think I was a really average sort of girl.

Rosamund Pike

GirlLooking BackLookingThinkBack

My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them.

Matt Bomer

CharacterPeopleI CanKnowProject

I can't tell you how many times I heard from younger sisters that their older sisters were bossy and judgmental.

Deborah Tannen

YouTellJudgmentalOlderSisters

I have seen too many of my male friends - no matter whether they're on the football field or inside a church - bash gays and then revel in their machismo or piety.

Cory Booker

FootballChurchFriendsMatterSeen

Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.

Claude M. Bristol

TrustYouGoingWouldShoutMuch

When the International Trade Centre, the agency I head, works with German electronics giant Bosch to help Kenyan food processing companies boost their productivity and export competitiveness, we may well be creating future customers for Bosch washing machines.

Arancha Gonzalez

FutureFoodHelpCreatingHeadMay

I've worked in the studio with a lot of young girls, and they'll go, 'Oh, the label is telling me to take off my clothes, and I don't feel comfortable.' Well if you don't feel comfortable, don't do it.

Tionne Watkins

MeFeelClothesYouGoYoung

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