"Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing…" — Oscar Niemeyer
"Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate."
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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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The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper.…
— Ronald Reagan
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... we ought to have saints' days to commemorate the great discoveries which have been made for all mankind, and…
— Winston Churchill
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Christmas means 'giving,' and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of…
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Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims and heroes of September 11th. As we commemorate…
— Michael McCaul
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Before Santa and presents and shopping and all the attendant Christmas (stuff) got involved, this holiday was enshrined to commemorate…
— William Rivers Pitt
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To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, the three astronauts from Apollo 11 visited the White House. Neil…
— Conan O'Brien
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As a people, our monuments never commemorate victories. They commemorate the names of the fallen. We don't need the Arc…
— Unknown Author
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If psychoanalysis was late 19th century secular Judaism’s way of finding spiritual meaning in a post-religious world, and retail is…
— David Rakoff
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In a few more days we will celebrate Xmas, the day we commemorate the birth of you-know-who. ...It seems the…
— Joseph Sobran
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He whose birth we commemorate this season is more than the symbol of a holiday. He is the Son of…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the…
— Eliot Engel
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... we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate…
— Gregory Palamas
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