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Helmut Jahn Quotes

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

Helmut Jahn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: german
Birth: January 4, 1940

Topics

Simple People Building Judge Find

I went to theater school at Northwestern, and I was quite conservative. Reagan at the time seemed quite revolutionary, or at least a rock star: He was radical and kind of punk rock.

John Cameron Mitchell

Time School Rock Star Kind Rock

Werner Herzog, when I auditioned for 'Bad Lieutenant,' he had never seen any of my films. He thought I was this actress living in New Orleans and it was my first job.

Jennifer Coolidge

Job Thought Bad New Living Never

Filming is repetition and many takes.

Max von Sydow

Repetition Many Takes Filming

At some point, you have to declare an idea dead and, if not a failure, then at least not a success.

Michael Gerber

Success Failure You Dead Point Idea

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

Mencius

Difficult Noble Offend Govern

A good way to vilify women is by attacking their sexuality.

Amanda Knox

Good Women Way Sexuality Vilify

With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things.

Tracy Chapman

Music Great New Things People You

My mom used to work for Coach and Louis Vuitton, in retail. So, I've always been around it. I've always had that connection. Always.

Travis Scott

Work Mom Connection Coach Always

As someone who cares about human rights, I am deeply dismayed to learn that Mr. McCain's charity has accepted money from Saudi Arabia. Their track record of oppressing women, gays, Christians, and political opponents is notoriously horrific.

Roger Stone

Women Money I Am Charity Political

I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news.

Marvin Hamlisch

Weather Song I Can News Garbage Up

Politicians wanted to mine the Grand Canyon for zinc and copper, and Theodore Roosevelt said, 'No.'

Douglas Brinkley

Grand Canyon Said Canyon Politicians

Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.

Chris O'Dowd

Writing Thought Comedy Going Taking