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Thom Mayne Quotes

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Enjoy You Understand Clearly

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

Jessica Savitch

Serious Peers Accepted Wanted Much

We need to be able to turn to our immediate circle to ascertain whether our internal checks and balances are functional and to be able to rely on them to point out gross errors.

Circle Need Turn Out Point Able

My family lives there, so I come back sometimes between shows for a couple days. I get back a couple times a year. When I was 30 to 34 I was weirded out when I came back - you know, how your past gets away from you. It's grown so much.

Family Past Year You Back Sometimes

My only memories of school are of being beaten, of being hit in the playground, of masters poking their fingers in my chest all day.

Memories Day School Playground Being

You know, the sad thing of post-9/11, which was of course horrific, was that the city in which I felt completely at home for two decades, suddenly people like us - brown people - were looked at as the 'Others.'

Home Sad People City You Know

I usually just speak in English when I'm on the basketball court. For some reason, my mind never even tried to cross any other language when I'm playing basketball.

Dikembe Mutombo

Mind Basketball Speak Language Never

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

Commitment Conversation Contract Our

Coming in as an undrafted rookie, I wanted to make sure I competed every day against those talented receivers. Brandon Lloyd, he was a great guy to go against because I did a lot of scout team. Going against him every day along with all those other receivers really helped me polish my game.

Chris Harris, Jr.

Great Day Me Team Game Every Day

Very rarely is there any confusion as to when a painting or a song is finished. You just know when it's done.

Painting Song You Know Done Just

True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living.

Bryant H. McGill

Education People Die Living True

My cartoon life is in my office, and it's very separate and getting very in my own head. My television life is I'm begging one of the actors to say the line in the way I'd like them to.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

Life Television Say Way My Own Line

Aamir once went behind a rock to cry because his director didn't listen to what he was saying.

Saying Cry Rock Listen Director He

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