Moshe Safdie Quotes

I think you need to, as an architect, understand the essence of a place and create a building that feels like it resonates with the culture of a place. So my buildings in India or in Kansas City or in Arkansas or in Singapore, they come out different because the places are so different.

Moshe Safdie

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CultureCityBuildingThinkYou

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.

John le Carre

DayLieDressPresentEvery DayWay

I'm not interested in nationality. Players are neither English, French, or any nationality. They are not young or old. They are stronger or not strong.

Maurizio Sarri

StrongStrongerYoungOldEnglish

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.

Stephen Kinzer

WarWorldEndAmericaImperialism

I didn't grow up feeling very handsome.

Sterling K. Brown

GrowHandsomeFeelingGrow UpUp

I'm busy doing my job, and being a loudmouth doesn't appeal to me as much as when I was younger and had the youthful delusion that I was smarter than everybody else.

Steve Albini

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Architecture was always the plan. I always figured I'd just do theater on the side.

Michael Lomenda

ArchitecturePlanAlwaysSideJust

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.

Jules Michelet

PoorEverythingWhoKnowsHeHow

I think I realized my parents' relationship was special when I had my first girlfriend, and she came from a broken marriage. I watched how much closeness there was between her and her mom, and also how much bickering.

Brett Young

MarriageRelationshipBrokenParents

When will we get a female director-general of the BBC? Where is the colour when you go further up the food chain? It disappears.

Art Malik

FoodYouGoWillColourUp

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

Brian Ortega

FightPeopleEnoughPersonWantGet

I had always felt deep down that I owned the characters. Much as I adored and cherished the work of my actors, I felt that they were cast to do and be what I could not physically do or be.

Allison Anders

WorkDeepDownAlwaysCastMuch

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

Pierre Corneille

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