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"A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive."
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"She picked up the stout and took a sip. It slid down her throat like silk."
"Not everyone can experience what other people can... That's why movies come out... films and books... and short stories and novels..."
"Life wants you to touch, taste and see the grandeur of the world's unfathomable variety."
"There is a huge difference between learning about truth and experiencing truth. Touch the source."
"When the reality looks extraordinarily unreal, you must know that you are in an extraordinarily beautiful place!"
"All day long, one continues to suffer sweet or bitter fruits. This life has been attained for the purpose of experiencing!"
"Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience."
"All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it."
"No matter how loud the sirens or how numerous the hazard signs, we all touch the flames at least once to prove they're hot."
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"Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one."
"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."
"Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new."
"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."
"German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!"
"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."
"We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't."
"We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance."
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