"For me, architecture is a social act,"

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Source : "A Sense of Place" by Calvin Tomkins, www.newyorker.com. September 23, 2013.

David Adjaye

#Architecture Quotes #Social Quotes

“I always felt that Hollywood has a way of making you feel outside.”
“You will not have that for which you ask, nor can you have anything you want. This is because your very request is a statement of lack, and your saying you want a thing only works to produce that precise experience - wanting - in your reality.”
“Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.”
“Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one of these individuals.”
“On the whole, it bums me out that lyrics seem to be written as afterthoughts nowadays. Not sure why this is, but hopefully things will come around again and bands will once again want to "communicate" "ideas" with their audience, and not just content themselves with providing attitude and atmosphere with clichÃ©s on top.”
“My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I wanted to do light comedy.”
“I don't really care what a public figure thinks. I care about what he does. Let God probe his inner heart.”

Source : "Nixon On the Couch". www.jewishworldreview.com. October 18, 1999.
“Good planning is the foundation of success for almost any project. Start by getting clear on your goal.”

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