"I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise."

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Source : "Architect of optimism". Interview with Angel Gurria-Quintana, www.ft.com. April 13, 2007.

Oscar Niemeyer

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“Beauty and seriousness are perhaps the most shocking tactics left to artists these days.”
“When Jesus sees a heart that can't wait, He cant wait either. At the wedding at Cana, Jesus may have done nothing if it wasn't for Mary's faith. How many situations are we in now that God won't act without our faith?”
“Boy meets girl; girl gets boy into pickle; boy gets pickle into girl.”

Source : Jack Woodford (2012). “The Autobiography of Jack Woodford”, p.299, askmar publishing
“The sense of ultimate truth is the intellectual counterpart of the esthetic sense of perfect beauty, or the moral sense of perfect good.”
“Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.”
“I consider myself a spiritual atheist. I certainly believe there are forces bigger than ourselves, and that we should be searching, individually, for meaning in our lives. But I don't believe there's a supreme being, an intelligence that created everything.”

Source : "Reviewing Mr g: Physicist-turned-novelist Alan Lightman meets God at the intersection of science and religion". Interview With Greg Quill, www.thestar.com. February 12, 2012.
“I'm a hopeless romantic. I love love. My middle name is Love. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I want to have a family and children. I am a sucker for every romantic comedy that comes out.”
“The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again, so I surrendered”

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