"A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function"

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Source : Gottfried Böhm, Hyatt Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1986). “The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1986, presented to Gottfried Böhm”

Gottfried Bohm

#Space Quotes #Dignity Quotes #Building Quotes

“Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldnt seated in the confines of your home.”
“Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write.”
“You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.”
“I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.”
“We believe PR should be practiced to serve the public interest, to develop mutual understanding between organizations and their publics.”

Source : James E. Grunig (2013). “Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management”, p.9, Routledge
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leadersâ€¦and millions have been killed because of this obedienceâ€¦Our problem is that people are obedient allover the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thievesâ€¦ (and) the grand thieves are running the country. Thatâ€™s our problem.”
“I am now . . . on a subject, which fills me with inexpressible concern . . . . But as it has been a kind of destiny, that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.”
“It ever is the marked propensity of restless and aspiring minds to look into the stretch of dark futurity.”

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