"The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history."

-- Russell Lynes

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“Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.”
“It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought to favor this right and, so far as it can, see that the largest possible number among the masses of the population prefer to own property.... But if the productive activity of the multitude can be stimulated by the hope of acquiring some property... , it will gradually come to pass that, with the difference between extreme wealth and extreme penury removed, one class will become the neighbor to the other.”
“I would gladly chastise those who represent things as different from what they are. Those who steal property or make counterfeit money are punished, and those ought to be still more severely dealt with who steal away or falsify the good name of a prince.”
“A business based on brand is, very simply, a business primed for success.”
“Long live the Unity of Latin America.”
“It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.”
“DMT is a reliable method for crossing in to a dimension that human beings have debated the existence of for 50.000 years. Is there an invisible nearby world inhabited by active intelligences with which human beings can communicate? You bet. And if you don't think so, then tell me you don't think so after you've smoked 75mg DMT. Otherwise we just don't have anything to talk about.”
“What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.”

Source : "Marc Jacobs Interview: Fashion Designer Muses On His Teenage Years And Early Days In The Industry". Interview With Julia Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2013.

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