"I was attracted by the curve — the……" — Oscar Niemeyer
"I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled in venerable old baroque churches."
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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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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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It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What…
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Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be…
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If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person…
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I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity.…
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The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left…
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious…
— Honore de Balzac
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I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable.
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I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid,…
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As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends…
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Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
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I'm attracted to playing things that I find difficult, just because it's a journey that is much more interesting.
— Kate Beckinsale
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I planted my self in the middle of a great many Glasses full of Dew, tied fast about me, upon…
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