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> [The date is not important. The age is not important. Time is not important. Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/the-date-is-not-important-the-age-is-not-important-time-is-not/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

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## More by Oscar Niemeyer

> [Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/of-course-i-have-given-my-engineers-some-headaches-over-the-years-but/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Surprise is key in all art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/surprise-is-key-in-all-art/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/architecture-is-my-work-and-i-ve-spent-my-whole-life-at-a-drawing/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make something beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/camus-says-in-the-stranger-that-reason-is-the-enemy-of-imagination/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/i-had-some-good-opportunities-i-was-lucky-to-have-had-the-chance-to/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/there-is-no-reason-to-design-buildings-that-are-more-basic-and/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/today-architecture-is-invention-it-isn-t-enough-to-just-be-rational/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/i-search-for-surprise-in-my-architecture-a-work-of-art-should-cause/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/right-angles-don-t-attract-me-nor-straight-hard-and-inflexible-lines/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/the-challenge-of-a-cathedral-is-very-good-for-architectural/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/my-work-is-not-about-form-follows-function-but-form-follows-beauty-or/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/architecture-was-my-way-of-expressing-my-ideals-to-be-simple-to/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/here-then-is-what-i-wanted-to-tell-you-of-my-architecture-i-created/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [Architecture is invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/architecture-is-invention/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

> [A church is something very beautiful. It is nice when people feel happy in it. But I am not a religious man. Look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-niemeyer/a-church-is-something-very-beautiful-it-is-nice-when-people-feel/)

[Oscar Niemeyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-niemeyer/)

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