"If you just live in New York and you only know New York, you know a certain kind of condition of formality and informality. By being able to go to another context and to be able to use that as a counter foil to the context you know, you are about to see a wider range."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

David Adjaye

#New York Quotes #Able Quotes #Use Quotes

“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature, and natural means only, a revolution of the wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation, is among possible events: that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.”
“Remember, what may appear to be the source of one's strength can often also be the source of one's weakness.”

Source : Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.175, Hachette UK
“It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were.”
“Since beings desire to exist, because to exist is a good thing: they desire the One without which they cannot exist.”
“I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.”
“The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own.”

Source : "The Shining Girls". Book by Lauren Beukes, 2013.
“I must cite an intrinsic condition of the universe. We set forth in any direction which seems convenient; each leads to the same place: the end of the universe.”
“We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.”

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