Lawrence Halprin Quotes

Then I sit down, work at it, because now I have a convincing feeling about what that place wants to be, you see? And it's not just me. Me and my talent comes in taking that consensus and then making something wonderful out of it - a work of art.

Lawrence Halprin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 1, 1916 - October 25, 2009

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When you buy something for $9.99, and you know that it'll fall apart after you wear it once... you're going into the shopping experience knowing that you're renting. So all I'm doing is making the rental process more efficient.

Jennifer Hyman

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Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed.' Come and walk in my shoes.

John Lewis

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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.

John Lewis

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All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

Anita Brookner

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A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

Jean Rostand

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I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.

Spike Jonze

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I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that's where I was.

Steve Vai

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I was a very shy kid. Very shy. But I started doing theatre when I was six years old, and that really changed something. My more playful side came out of me.

Sigrid

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Advise for anybody - enjoy what you are doing, enjoy the process of learning and don't be impatient.

Robin Cousins

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Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the '60s - well, I was frankly surprised by the show's success and the attendant publicity for David and myself.

Robert Vaughn

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It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible.

Jose Angel Gurria

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There is no such thing as a federal personhood bill.

Cory Gardner

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