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“I'm not against architecture per se, I'm just against bad architecture.”

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Jonathan Meades is a British writer, critic, and documentary filmmaker, born on January 21, 1947. His work is known for its unique perspective and satirical tone, covering a wide range of fields including architecture, art, and culture. more

“At any point in the world's history most architecture is going to be bad but I think there's been a collective mentality since the late Conservative years - the end of Thatcher/start of Major and certainly continued throughout New Labour and continuing now - that new is necessarily better, so there is this neophilia which isn't the vanguard of progress, it's just the vanguard of the construction industry enjoying itself.”

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“One doesn't mind adverse criticism so long as it isn't stupid.”

Mind Long Stupid Criticism Adverse

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“There is a tradition of television which isn't dross and stands up. Betjeman's programmes, which were made for 2/6d with one man and a cine camera, were amazing to watch because he was such a great talker.”

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“I think television is a medium which has the potential to do great things but has been traduced by these... terrible people who rise through the ranks.”

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“I don't see any point in having a public service broadcaster which attempts to compete with the commercial sector. Obviously part of its remit is to entertain, but entertainment doesn't necessarily mean scraping the bottom of the barrel and appealing to the very lowest common denominator.”

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“I think the French agonise more about being French, I don't think English think about being English that much. I think the Scottish think about being Scottish and the Welsh think about being Welsh, but the English don't really care. But the French think about it all the time, it's an absolute preoccupation.”

Thinking Care Absolutes Scottish Preoccupation Welsh

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“While I'm sure people in Britain have money worries, they don't have them like the French do. The French, however much money they have, are worried. They're a very stressed people. It seems to be a very essential component of the national psyche.”

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“When the ladies see an athlette walking around, they think, Well, he got the cocaine, so let's go get high with him.”

Thinking Wells Walking Cocaine Getting High

Author:Moses Malone

“Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people.”

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Author:Moses Malone

“I figure a lot of folks are probably looking to find out if Moses Malone is into that stuff, but the closest I come to drugs is drinking a Coca-Cola. I don't want that cocaine; it's not for me.”

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Author:Moses Malone

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