Walter Gropius Quotes

With but a few exceptions, we don't have this personal study under masters any more. Craftsmanship has sunk very low. We no longer have any universally creative persons who are able to guide young learners not only in technical matters but also, at the same time, in a formal way.

Walter Gropius

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 18, 1883 - July 5, 1969

Topics

TimeCreativeYoungPersonalWay

If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

Jim DeMint

HopeTimeProblemsBecomeScared

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning.

Johan Huizinga

AgeBeautifulDepressionWorldMore

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

John Barrymore

DreamsManPlaceOldRegretsTake

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

Max von Sydow

GoodInvestmentWantReturnGamblers

I'm here for the long-term, that's for sure. I think this championship is growing massively. It's only going to get more and more interesting.

Jean-Eric Vergne

ThinkInterestingGrowingMoreGoing

It works better if your lead character is complex and interesting and not perfect.

Michael Hirst

CharacterNot PerfectBetterPerfect

To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but that's beyond my control.

Amy Grant

MusicTrustMeControlSmallFind

That whole generation that's gone now, that lived through the two world wars, is a great example to all of us. They knew how to live. If something bad happened, they didn't sit at home, eat Haagen-Dazs, and watch a movie.

Sigourney Weaver

HomeLiveGreatWorldGeneration

If you judge, investigate.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

JudgeYouInvestigate

I want to do things of significance, things that will inspire people to know how good life can be.

Judge Reinhold

LifeGoodPeopleInspireGood Life

Corruption is one of the high priorities of my agenda.

Juan Manuel Santos

PrioritiesCorruptionHighAgenda

I like having a routine, because everything else... is so unpredictable.

Jordana Brewster

RoutineEverythingUnpredictableLike

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