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Inspirational Quotes by Louis Kahn
- The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.
- How accidental our existences are, really, and how full of influence by circumstance.
- Even a brick wants to be something
- Every building must have... its own soul.
- Architecture is the thoughtful making of space
- We are born of light. The seasons are felt through light. We only know the world as it is evoked by light.
- The room is the beginning of architecture.
- The crocodile must want to be a crocodile for reasons of the crocodile
- A room is not a room without natural light.
- In a small room one does not say what one would in a large room.
- Architecture struck me between the eye and the eyeball.
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