"Curves are the essence of my work because……" — Oscar Niemeyer
"Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple."
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45 Quotes by Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer has 45 quotes on this site.
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Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but…
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When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.
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I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of…
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I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so…
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My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'
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Architecture does not change anything. It's always on the side of the wealthy. The important thing is to believe that…
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Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make…
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I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about…
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We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were…
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Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look…
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We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.
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We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.
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More Brazil Quotes
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They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen.
— Morena Baccarin
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I did go into the Amazonian region of Brazil. They have prehistoric river fish that weigh in at around 600…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Brazil has its own fashion identity. Many very talented Brazilian designers show every season at Sao Paulo and Rio fashion…
— Gisele Bundchen
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I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to…
— Paulo Coelho
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They are a doomed race. Wars, smallpox, gross immorality, a change from old ways to new ways their fate is…
— George Amos Dorsey
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Coffee in Brazil is always made fresh and, except at breakfast time, drunk jet black from demitasses first filled almost…
— Bob Brown
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Way down among Brazilians. Coffee beans grow by the billions. So they've got to find those extra cups to fill.…
— Frank Sinatra
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The time has come to link ecology to economic and human development. When you have seen one ant, one bird,…
— E. O. Wilson
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Forests and trees make significant direct contributions to the nutrition of poor households ... [as] rural communities in Central Africa…
— Frances Ford Seymour
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We weren't more physical than Russia, we didn't play faster than Brazil, but we 'out-teamed' our opponents.
— Hugh McCutcheon
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If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global…
— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we…
— Barack Obama
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