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title: "2 Buildings Purpose Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Buildings Purpose quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Buildings Purpose sayings and thoughts."
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> [A painter, a sculptor, a writer, they can express freely. They don't affect society as a whole. We build buildings that have a purpose, that stay there for hundreds of years or decades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moshe-safdie/a-painter-a-sculptor-a-writer-they-can-express-freely-they-don-t/)

[Moshe Safdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moshe-safdie/)

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> [“Rules?" said Roark. "Here are my rules: what can be done with one substance must never be done with another. No two materials are alike. No two sites on earth are alike. No two buildings have the same purpose. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/rules-said-roark-here-are-my-rules-what-can-be-done-with-one/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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