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"Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?"

"Each "way of thinking" has its own shape and color, which wax and wane like the moon."

"To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."

"If we hope and even assume that the social question will be answered through communism, and not in this or that country but in the world, any thought of centralization must be a monstrosity."

"I always wanted to act, but I never thought it would be my profession. I thought that I'd end up doing other things, but that in the meantime I'd do plays."
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"Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad."

"We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward."

"No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems."

"We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and believe and behave much as they did 1,000 or 2,000 years ago, as undeveloped."

"The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while completely."

"The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit, but after the initial hit we are left with the dark feeling of desolation."

"The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers."

"Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive."

"The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before."

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