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"A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes."
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"I really hope that the Japanese are going to stop demonstrating to the world what man-made radiation does to people."
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"There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse."
"Sometimes consequences are building blocks fashioned of granite when successes are shaped of clay."
"A fool's bolt is soon shot."
"There are consequence every action, whether evil or good."
"There are consequences to ignoring consequences that are a consequence of my blatant unwillingness to learn from my consequences."
"A consequence may be the very thing that saves us because it was the only thing loud enough to get our attention."
"Good intentions but bad results, bad results but lessons learned. There is a dark corner on every task beautiful and a beautiful corner on every task dark."
"The price of ignorance is usually a life of frustration and destruction."
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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."
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"Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new."
"A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive."
"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."
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