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“Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote.”

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Stephen Ambrose was an American historian renowned for his research on American military history. His works delved into significant events and figures in American history, particularly focusing on World War II and the history of West Point. more

“It is important to realize that whatever we do or design has iconographic references, it comes from somewhere; any form is always metaphorical, never totally metaphysical; it is never a 'destiny' but always a fact with some kind of historical reference. To put an object on a base means to monumentalize it, to make everyone aware it exists.”

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Book:Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography

Source: Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography

“...there is no doubt something will be done sooner or later to enable us to put on a house every day, just as we put on clothes or choose a book to read or a theater to go to, like choosing a day to be lived, within the limits grated by other destinies or chances.”

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Author:Ettore Sottsass

“Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper.”

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Book:Design metaphors

Source: Design metaphors

“If you think you're meeting your destiny on the other side of a door you may not be interested in its design.”

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Book:Design metaphors

Source: Design metaphors

“Much of the character of everyman may be read in his house.”

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Author:John Ruskin

“In my house there is no attempt whatever to secure harmonies of colour, or form, or furniture.... I am entirely independent for daily happiness upon the sensual qualities of form or colour-when I want them I take them either from the sky or from the fields.”

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Author:John Ruskin

“It is usually a mistake to impose an individual's taste on a room that has its own....style. Conversely, to put very fine pieces of furniture in a room that is without architectural distinction is as absurd as wearing a tiara with a bathing suit.”

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Author:Nancy Lancaster

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