"In Paris style is everything. That is traditionally understood. Every street, every structure, every shopgirl has style. The style of Parisian architecture has been proved and refined by at least three centuries of academic dictates and highly developed taste. There are few violations of this taste, and there is exemplary architectural consistency. Paris has defined the aesthetics of a sophisticated urban culture."

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Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (1986). “ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?”, Random House

Ada Louise Huxtable

#Paris Quotes #Consistency Quotes #Style Quotes

“If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with the right actors.”
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
“For a long time I was lost. My life got a lot better when I stopped thinking about my life and started thinking about my work and the purpose of that work.”

Source : "The Misadventures of Iris Smyles". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 29, 2016.
“In television, you can leave so many things open-ended. For everything you wrap up, you can open another one or two.”
“Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes.”
“If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.”
“"You ask me how I know he lives?" asks the revival chorus. "He lives within my heart." Exactly! A figment.”
“Vision is an important part of being a good editor, but so is teamwork and grace.”

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