"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."

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"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."

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"Swirls of antique stained glass, blazes of brass, forests of carved wood and waterfalls of crystal combine to make up the city's most fabulously festive interior."

Mimi Sheraton, American Food Critic

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"I just prefer wood. I like the smell. To me, it's a lot cheaper than electric or gas, and it's more convenient. It's just a better heat to me."

Junior Johnson, American Celebrity

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"Everybody's seen a stream or a wood they knew replaced by a strip mall."

Tom Scholz, American Musician

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"The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air."

Kenneth Miller, American Scientist

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"I went through a wood-chopping phase when I was nine or 10."

Jennifer Lawrence, American Actress

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"Simon Hale, the British arranger, does all string and wood arrangements on my records."

Duncan Sheik, American Musician

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"We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves."

Robert Fortune, Scottish Scientist

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"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."

Helmut Jahn, German Architect

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"A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes."

Consequence

"For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job."

Fun

"You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction."

Beauty

"In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings."

Europe

"The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture."

Architecture

"I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away."

Architecture

"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."

People

"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."

Work

"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

"Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will perform over time."

Time