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"Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind."
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"We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well."

"I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I was Mrs. Sampson."

"My fiancee and I recently eloped. We went on a fabulous honeymoon to Europe, and I was able to see and do everything I wanted without worrying about taking it easy."

"It may be said that modern Europe with teachers who inform it that its realist instincts are beautiful, acts ill and honors what is ill."

"I was pretty much prepared because I was already playing in extremely good ways when I arrived from Europe because I played jazz four or five years before I arrived here."

"I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe."
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"You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film."

"The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning."

"We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist."

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

"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."

"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."

"Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over."
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