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Oscar Niemeyer Quotes

Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.

Oscar Niemeyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: brazilian
Birth: December 15, 1907 - December 5, 2012

Topics

Light Me Surprise Buildings Soar Go

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

Johan Cruyff

End Spain Must Players Sign Cross

You assume things, like whatever country has more firepower wins the wars, and that's actually not true at all.

Max Brooks

You Country True More Whatever Like

You never write a theme for a movie thinking, 'This will live forever.'

John Williams

Live Thinking You Will Never Write

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

Alphonse Karr

Women Men Think More Twenty Would

I've learnt more in two years at Juventus than in my entire life.

Alvaro Morata

Life More Two Years Than Learnt

No matter how many lawyers and lawsuits Obama throws at Arizona, we will have the American people and the Constitution on our side.

Russell Pearce

People Constitution American Lawyers

So I write melodies - thirty, forty, fifty - then I cast them off until I have just two or three. If only one is needed, I go see the director and ask him to decide.

Michel Legrand

Go Three Thirty Write Forty See

Uruguayans are competitive, and we always want to win. Even though we try to hide it, it is impossible.

Diego Godin

Win Impossible Hide Want Try Always

You have to think with the heart.

Douglas Sirk

Heart Think You

I think of myself as a poet. I grew up with poetic influences - what I know from my background is the bardic poetry, which came down through oral tradition.

Donovan

Myself Poetry Think Tradition Down

I don't like being surrounded by yes men.

Brad Paisley

Men Yes Surrounded Being Like

Three majors at 28. It's a cool feeling. It really is.

Brooks Koepka

Cool Feeling Three Majors Really