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"I think I came back from America a funnier and nicer person than I went."
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"If all our comrades of Europe, America and other countries, who do not understand what we are doing to Spanish Anarchism, would come to Spain, we could then see how they would react."
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"When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today."
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"America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few."
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"Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected."
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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."
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"America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there."
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"I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country, that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting, and more welcoming than the United States of America."
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"In America you need a bodyguard to go out."
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"America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are."
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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."
Idea
"America has always imported history."
History
"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."
Change
"It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?"
Architecture
"When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today."
America
"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!"
Work
"The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture."
Architecture
"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."
Work
"Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days."
Job
"For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job."
Fun
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