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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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"One should not be obstinate even in worldly interaction. If you are obstinate with a 'collector', what will he do? He will throw you in jail. So then what will happen if you are obstinate with God? God won't put you in jail, but his happiness upon you will break (will go away)."
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"We may regard certain days as free days. Free days are however fee days. We will pay later."
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"Consequences are not the spoiler that kills my dreams. Rather, they are the lessons that enhance my dreaming."
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"No matter how strong you are, you don't just fight any fight at all! When you fight a wrong fight, you die a wrong death!"
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"We work hard to believe that our actions really don't affect others all that much because we want the license to act without thinking all that much."
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"A consequence may be the very thing that saves us because it was the only thing loud enough to get our attention."
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"Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand. And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences."
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"Every shortcut has a price usually greater than the reward."
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"However, in many instances we might be very wise to ask what the consequence of removing the consequence might actually be."
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"If you step on a serpent, it will reply you with its fangs."
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"America has always imported history."
History
"Every building is a prototype. No two are alike."
Building
"A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it."
People
"In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings."
Europe
"A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes."
Consequence
"We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment."
Work
"We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance."
Experience
"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."
People
"You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner."
Chicago
"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
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