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Inspirational Quotes by Helmut Jahn
- America has always imported history.
- I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.
- When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.
- I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.
- German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell…
- When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.
- Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
- Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento