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Thom Mayne Quotes

Who I am as an architect and the history of my work - that's clear to anybody who hires me. But I come in literally with nothing in my brain about what the building will look like.

Thom Mayne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: January 19, 1942

Topics

Work History I Am Me Brain Building

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

John Adams

Great Words Society Party Division

I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and has meaning, there's something solid in that in terms of the way I experience it.

Michael Harney

Experience Me Meaning Long Person

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.

Steve Irwin

Learning Better Getting Better Go Am

On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made.

Sidney Blumenthal

Health Care Political Error Made

My mom, grandma, great-grandma - we're all named Mary, and we all play piano and sing.

Mary Lambert

Mom Play Piano Sing Grandma Mary

I could be less impatient with people. I sometimes judge by impressions.

Michelle Paver

People Judge Sometimes Impressions

People are unhappy when they are on diets, because it's 'don't do this, don't do that, do this, do that.'

Mireille Guiliano

People Unhappy Because Diets

If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed.

Ludwig von Mises

Men War Succeed Civilization Now

We don't have cable, so I don't watch a lot of traditional TV. I watch a lot of Netflix, and there's this thing in Canada called Show Me, and then I also get things from iTunes.

Julia Stiles

Me Canada Netflix Things Watch Get

My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed.

Cheryl Ladd

Mother She Anything Like Absolutely

I believe there's a secret chemical that's turned loose when you have kids that says you've got to survive, you've got to be strong. That keeps you on your toes, besides all kinds of other things, when you have three little ones running around.

Clyde Edgerton

Be Strong Survive Believe Strong You

'WhatsApp' provides phone number-based messaging, and people asked, 'Isn't that what SMS is?' Yes, but SMS is expensive, antiquated, and what WhatsApp did was modernize and level that playing field.

Brian Acton

People Phone Yes Expensive Playing