Robert A. M. Stern quotes
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“The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have, because when you're talking about building a house, you're talking about dreams.”
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“My cat speaks sign language with her tail.”
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“Buildings should not look like Lady Gaga.”
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“To be an architect is to possess an individual voice speaking a generally understood language of form.”
-- Robert A. M. SternSource : Robert A. M. Stern (1986). “Buildings and projects, 1981-1985”, Rizzoli International Publications
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“That was the shocking part. Here we were in the midst of everything and this potentially giant story was being told and virtually noone was there.”
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“Communities of tract houses, plopped on a grid, represent a way of throwing historical forms around like bouillabaisse.”
-- Robert A. M. Stern
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“Be fanatics. When it comes to being and doing and dreaming the best, be maniacs.”
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“It's every actor's dream to work in a hit show on Broadway and also shoot a television show.”
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“Sleeping on it didn't make accepting it any easier. It seemed like a really bad dream.”
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Source : A.M. Homes (2012). “Jack”, p.179, Granta Books
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