"The purpose of construction is TO MAKE THINGS HOLD TOGETHER; of architecture TO MOVE US."

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Source : Le Corbusier (2013). “Towards a New Architecture”, p.19, Courier Corporation

Le Corbusier

#Moving Quotes #Together Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.”
“As long as I can make them laugh, it doesnâ€™t matter how, Iâ€™ll be alright. If I succeed in that, the human beings probably wonâ€™t mind it too much if I remain outside their lives. The one thing I must avoid is becoming offensive in their eyes: I shall be nothing, the wind, the sky.”

Source : Osamu Dazai (1973). “No Longer Human”, p.13, New Directions Publishing
“I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it too late for me to play Hamlet?' It's really about: who do I get to work with? There's so many people on that list.”
“When the saint ceases to seek after holiness, purity, righteousness, truth; when he ceases to pray, stops reading the Word and gives way to carnal appetites, then it is that Satan comes.”
“As much as I'd like to be listening to other things, I can't do that until I get all of this sort of put to bed.”
“Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.”
“I do meet-and-greets at every show and meet a minimum of 20-35 fans at each.”
“It's tapping into something so deep that when I reap the rewards, I do not even know I'm reaping them. It's a more overall kinda thing.”

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