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"There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications."
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"Don't get too lost in consumerism or materialism. As for ownership, the ultimate test of it is were you born with it and can you take it with you when you leave?"
"Often the truth is in front of your face, but your eyes and heart are so full of lies that you can't see it."
"It's always the mind that needs quietening and the heart that needs listening to."
"Come on, let your silly egotistical self be gone! And then only THAT WHICH IS will be shown."
"You should be aware of fake friends because it is the hardest to be aware of."
"Oh, to awake from dreaming!"
"The rich world likes and wishes to believe that someone, somewhere, is doing something for the Third World. For this reason, it does not inquire too closely into the motives or practices of anyone who fulfills, however vicariously, this mandate."
"Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound."
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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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