#iri

To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. ↗

— A. P. Herbert

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Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place? ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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At 13, I realized that I could fix anything electronic. It was amazing, I could just do it. I started a business repairing radios. It grew to be one of the largest in Philadelphia. ↗

— Amar Bose

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I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies. ↗

— Larry Bossidy

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