"There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it,"

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Source : Peter Zumthor (1998). “Peter Zumthor”

Peter Zumthor

#Thinking Quotes #Architecture Quotes

“The tyrant, who in order to hold his power, suppresses every superiority, does away with good men, forbids education and light, controls every movement of the citizens and, keeping them under a perpetual servitude, wants them to grow accustomed to baseness and cowardice, has his spies everywhere to listen to what is said in the meetings, and spreads dissension and calumny among the citizens and impoverishes them, is obliged to make war in order to keep his subjects occupied and impose on them permanent need of a chief.”
“If we now seek the spiritual significance of the technique of Michelangelo we shall find that his sculpture expressed restless energy...”
“Gilmartins voice is angelic, but her lyrical subjects are often serious and slightly sad. The conflict of the beauty of her voice and the sadness of her lyrics makes for great music!”
“Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts.”
“The ego will always be able to find ways to keep the aspirant busy in self-improvement, thus binding him or her to the fact that the self is still there behind all the improvements. For why should the ego kill itself?”
“It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine. In order to feel alive, we have to accomplish things that we once believed we could not.”
“I think American Werewolf in London is the greatest werewolf movie of all time.”

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