Joshua Prince-Ramus quotes

“Architecture is not created by individuals. The genius sketch ... is a myth. Architecture is made by a team of committed people who work together, and in fact, success usually has more to do with dumb determination than with genius.”
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus

Source : "The Architect of a Different Kind of Organization" by Jena Mcgregor, www.fastcompany.com. June 1, 2005.

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“Public libraries are the last vestige of public free space.”
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus

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“It's not so much about form versus functionality. Rather, it's about doing both and doing them a lot and doing them well-and that's how we should be talking about architecture.”
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus

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“It’s time for architecture to do things again, not just represent things.”
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus

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“It’s time for architecture to do things again, not just represent things.”
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus

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“Determination is the fuel that propels one to higher virtues.”

“I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.”

“I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.”

Source : "50 stunning Olympic moments: Abebe Bikila's 1960 marathon victory - in pictures" by Steven Bloor, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.

“So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!”

“As long as I have my legs and commitment to the team, then I'll keep playing.”

“Any time you lose a few in a row, you have to hit reset and come back tomorrow and do the best you can to forget about how the past series went. It's frustrating. Individually it's frustrating. I'm trying to figure it out. And I know as a team, it sucks losing a few in a row any time. So you know, we'll snap out of it.”

“I have to continue to be a great leader and contribute in any way that I can, and get guys to follow suit. That's how you turn a team around.”

Source : "Run Like Adrian Peterson". Interview with Andrew Daniels, www.menshealth.com. November 14, 2011.

“My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.”

“Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.”

“The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells, be dumb; I hear you, I will come.”