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"This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world."
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"Like it takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well."
"The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it's a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands."
"A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud."
"If the tranquillity is killing you, seek for the storm to save your life!"
"With the same habit of mind, even if you live thousands of lives, all will be the same! Get a different habit of mind to get a different life!"
"In your winter you deny your spring."
"The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide."
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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."
"The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process."
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