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Many people decorate their homes with designer graffiti, even though most of them would probably have real graffiti scoured off the walls of their buildings.

~Brad Holland

Topics: Buildings Decorate Designer Even Homes Many Most Off People Real Them Though Walls Would

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At some point during my travels, I had a slight change of focus which would end up defining the rest of my career. I began taking pictures of people. In addition to all the buildings, street signs and fire hydrants, I started photographing some of the interesting humans that passed by me on the street.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Addition Began Buildings Career Change Defining End Fire Focus Had Humans Interesting Me Passed People Photographing Pictures Point Rest Signs Slight Some Started Street Taking Travels Up Which Would

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Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms is not the answer.

~Brandon Webb

Topics: Answer Arms Bad Bad People Bear Buildings Citizens Explosives Find Flying Harm Homemade Illegal Law-Abiding People Planes Restricting Right Way Weapons Whether Will

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Well, they didn't lack for topics after Hiroshima. Why should 9/11 slow them down? I know it got a lot of press, but it's just a few large buildings and aircraft, it's not like D-Day and the Seige of Berlin.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: After Aircraft Berlin Buildings Down Few Got Hiroshima Just Know Lack Large Like Lot Press Should Slow Them Topics Well Why

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I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons.

~Candace Bushnell

Topics: Boat Buildings Chicago Kept Lived Love Months Those Three Very I Love

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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.

~Carlos Slim

Topics: Appreciate Architecture Artistic Beauty Buildings Easiest Easiest Way Impressive Part Temples Think Through Us Very Way I Think

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Surely, it's one of terrorism's intended effects, to literally stun our morale, to blow up strength and will along with buildings, and the reaction is hard to counter.

~Caroline Knapp

Topics: Along Blow Buildings Counter Effects Hard Intended Literally Morale Our Reaction Strength Surely Terrorism Up Will

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I worked with women who were nurses and workers, women who worked in hotels, janitors who basically cleaned buildings, worked two jobs just to support their family. And, it really taught me a lot about how much opportunity I had to do anything I wanted to with my life.

~Cecile Richards

Topics: About Anything Basically Buildings Cleaned Family Had Hotels How How Much Jobs Just Life Lot Me Much My Life Nurses Opportunity Really Support Taught Two Wanted Were Who Women Worked Workers

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I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

~Cesar Pelli

Topics: Buildings Cities Citizens Contributing Designs Make Pieces Responsible See Them Try I See

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I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations to the public, and our opportunities to do so are many.

~Cesar Pelli

Topics: Architects Basic Believe Beyond Buildings Go Interested Many Obligations Opportunities Our Particularly Play Public Role Should Try I Believe I Believe That

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