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I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. That's impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more. ↗

— Thom Mayne

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I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#autonomy #defend #fist #i #learned

You might say that when you step inside, you're entering a honorific space, but that's something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us. ↗

— Thom Mayne

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The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. ↗

— Benjamin E. Mays

#having #lie #lies #life #reach

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach. ↗

— Benjamin E. Mays

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I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#career #competing #continue #enjoyed #fans

You know, as a young child, I lay in my bedroom and I swore to myself then: 'I'm not going to smoke and I'm not going to drink.' And I said I'm not going to just say that when I'm a kid. I'm going to stick to that as an adult. I kept that in mind my whole life. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#bedroom #child #drink #going #i

I always wish I could go back and see the people that I love as children. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#back #children #could #go #i

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#ability #achievements #forgive #greatest #man

That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is extremely costly and must be taken into account. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#again #anyone #child #concern #costly