"It is the rare architect who does not hope in his heart to design a great building and for whom the quest is not a quiet, consuming passion."

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Ada Louise Huxtable

#Passion Quotes #Heart Quotes #Design Quotes

“Seth gave her that: a private space to believe in the illusion of normalcy.”
“People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep.”
“I think I felt like a regular kid. Growing up in New York, I never felt I was a big deal.”
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”
“The melody of a religious feeling is the music of life itself. To those who do not hear it I could not explain what it sounds like ... If the spark isn't smoldering somewhere inside one, no efforts can ever bring it into existence. Water cannot catch fire.”

Source : SVETLANA ALLILUYEVA (1969). “ONLY ONE YEAR”
“Shakespeare is, essentially, the emanation of the Renaissance. The overflow of his fame on the Continent in later years was but the sequel of the flood of the Renaissance in Western Europe. He was the child of that great movement, and marks its height as it penetrated the North with civilization.”
“Almost all politicians are able to have a great one-on-one meeting. But Im not interested in the candidate who can have a great meeting. Im interested in the person who can make the right decisions.”
“I learned that money's not happiness. The more famous I am and the more money I make, the closer I stay to my family and friends that I've known since junior high school. True happiness to me is the connection with fellow human beings I've known for a long time.”

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