#our

Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone else's hands. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#deal #else #everyone #hands #i

People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything and ecstatic in anything. More and more I think that architecture has nothing to do with it. Of course, that's both liberating and alarming. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#anything #architecture #both #course #ecstatic

Please, comrade! I just want to chop him up for the stew!' 'And that's another thing! I'm tired of stew! I want to put him in a crust and bake a light fluffy quiche!' 'QUICHE?! What kind of food is THAT for a monster to eat?! ↗

— Jeff Smith

#humour #quiche #stupid-stupid-rat-creatures #food

Our office acts like a kind of educational establishment and we are very careful who we educate. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#careful #educate #educational #establishment #kind

The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#based #cultures #develop #dominant #expect

The luxury of our position now is that we can almost assemble any team to address any issue. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

#almost #any #assemble #issue #luxury

The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves. ↗

— Willem de Kooning

#artist #attitude #chaotic #hope #i

We're just trying to make ourselves laugh. We realize critics are going to hate it, but it just makes fans like it more. ↗

— Johnny Knoxville

#fans #going #hate #just #laugh

During the holidays, everyone needs a break from studying for exams and Christmas shopping. I wanted to put together a diverse tour that rocks in many musical directions but always points to Christ. ↗

— TobyMac

#break #christ #christmas #directions #diverse

People love that you're human and that we're frail and we face the same situations. Honesty tends to communicate with people better than standing up there like you have an 'S' on your chest. ↗

— TobyMac

#chest #communicate #face #frail #honesty