"When a building is as good as that one, f#*@ the art."

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Philip Johnson

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“It is only requisite for me to add that the doctrines which I commenced to preach some seven years since are as firmly believed by me as ever; and through persecutions have attended, and the rage and malice of men been heaped upon me, I feel equally as firm in the great and glorious cause as when first I received my mission from the holy messenger.”

Source : "Valedictory", Kirtland Church newspaper, editorial farewell dated February 1837, Messenger and advocate 3, p. 548, August 1837.
“America, which leads the world in so many ways, can end childhood hunger within its borders.”
“Freedom is the total absence of concern about yourself.”

Source : Florinda Donner (1991). “Being-in-dreaming”, Harpercollins
“I love performing, it's my favourite thing to do. I think the music comes across even stronger live. I started performing first, before I started writing or being in the studio. I just love the energy that we can share together, for just one hour or however long it is. We all come together from all walks of life. I know it sounds cheesy.”
“If you want people to respect you or your company, you must first show respect for them.”
“Advice to aspiring ministers: Get in the Word. Stay in the Word. Master the Word. And for heaven's sake, preach the Word!”
“Being famous is not all that one should want in life...there is much more to life than name and fame...”

Source : Tim Harford (2012). “The Undercover Economist”, p.113, Oxford University Press, USA
“We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 03, 2013

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