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Hillary Brown understands that?for our grandchildren's sake?we must rebuild America and, in doing so, re-imagine our interconnected infrastructure systems to make them… — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
Hardly a book of human worth, be it heaven's own secret, is honestly placed before the reader; it is either shunned, given… — Edward Dahlberg Copy Share Image
Usually the script is much more funny than the film turns out to be, in my case. The script is almost like… — Dagur Kari Copy Share Image
I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Everyone thinks I'm a smart arse who can solve any bloody problem. I'm not. I'm just a very old businessman and a… — John Harvey-Jones Copy Share Image
I used to sketch - that's the way I thought out loud. Then they made a book of my sketches, and I… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
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The student has his Rome, his Florence, his whole glowing Italy, within the four walls of his library. He has in his… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
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