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Quote by Philip Johnson

“To sum up the state of architecture in America: ninety percent of the buildings we live in and around aren't architecture. No, that's not right - 98 percent.”

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Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson (July 8, 1906 - January 25, 2005) was an American architect known for his modernist style and the use of glass and metal. His architectural works, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Lincoln Center, have had a profound impact on 20th-century architecture. more

“Ninety-eight percent are boxes, which tells me that a lot of people are in denial. We live and work in boxes. People don't even notice that. Most of what's around us is banal. We live with it. We accept it as inevitable. People say, "This is the world the way it is, and don't bother me." Then when somebody does something different, real architecture, the push-back is amazing. People resist it. At first it's new and scary.”

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“Everything comes back around. You never thought Louis Vuitton and Gucci and all that other stuff would come back. You know what I mean? And now it's one of the highest brands there is out. Everything just comes right back into circulation. Baggy jeans might come back out again. Might be a while, but they might.”

Mean Gucci Louis Vuitton

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“Maybe lurking in my unconscious was the idea that when someone's collected poems are published it means that the poet is dead. I found myself looking at my work as if I were at my own funeral.”

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“I don't do much of anything consciously in writing - in poetry writing, anyway, prose usually being a different matter, of course.”

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Author:Ron Padgett