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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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"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."
"The price of ignorance is usually a life of frustration and destruction."
"Every blade has two edges, he who wounds with one wounds himself with the other."
"I really hope that the Japanese are going to stop demonstrating to the world what man-made radiation does to people."
"The problem with radiation research is that you are constantly battling the biological effects of delayed radiation complications."
"There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse."
"The number of people killed by the sanctions in Iraq is greater than the total number of people killed by all weapons of mass destruction in all of history."
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"It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?"
"When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today."
"I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life."
"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!"
"Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days."
"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."
"A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive."
"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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