"No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly."

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Source : Speech to McGill University School of Architecture, www.arthurerickson.com. October 21, 2000.

Arthur Erickson

“The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me.”
“A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.”
“I don't care if you make a print on a bath mat, just as long as it is a good print.”
“My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy.”
“Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organisations.”

Source : "Jeremy Corbyn launches antisemitism report amid controversy" by Harriet Sherwood, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2016.
“How much hair product does it take to get those spikes?”
“If I did not love America, I wouldn't have moved here from Kenya.”
“Quick, name some towns in New Jersey”

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