"Confusion comes from trying to amalgamate several conflicting ideas."

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Source : Eero Saarinen (1962). “Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect”, New Haven : Yale University Press

Eero Saarinen

#Ideas Quotes #Confusion Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all”
“X-Men is massive, like nothing I've ever experienced. But great in its own way.”
“The egalitarian doctrine is manifestly contrary to all the facts established by biology and by history. Only fanatical partisans of this theory can contend that what distinguishes the genius from the dullard is entirely the effect of postnatal influences.”
“Never think you've seen the last of anything.”

Source : The Optimist's Daughter ch. 1 (1969)
“A remedy for masturbation which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering anaesthetic, as the pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment, as it may well be in some cases. The soreness which continues for several weeks interrupts the practice, and if it had not previously become too firmly fixed, it may be forgotten and not resumed.”
“I think I can work anywhere, but you don't get the same kind of inspiration everywhere. New York theater has become a big inspiration for me. I only started writing for the stage myself because I like to see the good, mostly off-Broadway plays in New York.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Braque always said that the only thing that counts, in painting, is the intention, and it's true. What counts is what one wants to do, and not what one does. That's what's important.”
“Our lives are rivers, gliding free to that unfathomed, boundless sea, the silent grave!”

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