Walter Gropius Quotes

If we investigate the vague feelings of the average man towards the arts, we find that he is timid and that he has developed a humble belief that art is something which has been invented centuries ago in countries like Greece or Italy and that all we can do about it is study it carefully and apply it.

Walter Gropius

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HumbleArtManFindFeelingsBelief

Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you work. And I prefer the latter, for obvious reasons. It's a great relief to feel that you're working with someone rather than for someone.

John Hurt

WorkGreatFeelSomeoneYouTwo

Sometimes I think that novelists suffer from P.C.S.: Perpetual Childhood Syndrome.

Simon Mawer

ChildhoodThinkSometimesSuffer

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

Lisa Scottoline

LifeYourselfHappyBe HappyYou

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow.

Brian De Palma

GreatTomorrowNewAlwaysStar

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

Chuck Feeney

PeopleMindHelpYouWealthNever

They're very nationalistic the French - or they used to be. Very insular. Pretty arrogant.

Arthur Boyd

PrettyArrogantUsedFrenchVery

I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.

Asafa Powell

TrainingI AmTryingEverySession

As a college freshman with an on-campus job, I was delivering paperwork to the engineering department one day. There, I encountered two department assistants whose faces lit up with the hope that I was a prospective student. I hadn't come there to enroll, but their reactions piqued my interest.

Peggy Johnson

HopeDayJobCollegeEngineeringUp

Nobody wants to see arm bars or cross-body blocks anymore.

Shane Douglas

NobodySeeAnymoreBlocksWantsArm

Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.

Muhammad Ali

MoneyDayYouWillLuckyNever

I just banged it a little bit on a helmet. And you know, if you get your throwing motion and momentum going at a helmet it makes it hurt a little more and it freaks everybody out because it's your throwing shoulder, but honestly, it feels great.

Mark Sanchez

GreatHurtMomentumYouHelmetKnow

I do not value religion chiefly for its morality.

Leon Wieseltier

ReligionValueMoralityChiefly

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