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“You always have to find something to say about the subject and in seven cases out of ten there is nothing to say.”

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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

“In creating a building, architects do think they're making the world a better place. And then they hope to make the world an even better place by making another thing which will be even bigger than the last thing... and it is part of the pathology of being an architect to believe thus, and they do believe it, despite all the evidence to the contrary.”

Thinking World Believe Lasts Building Creating Evidence Bigger Contrary Despite Architect Better Place Pathology

Author:Jonathan Meades

“Vertigo doesn't apply in planes for some reason. You think it's some kind of magic and you don't know how it's keeping you up, but when you're on a cliff top it's a different matter.”

Thinking Knows Kind Different Matter Reason Know How Magic Planes Cliffs Vertigo

Author:Jonathan Meades

“I like extremely effeminate dogs like terriers or schnauzers. I make an exception for giant schnauzers and big poodles. Basically, I like dogs which can be dyed day-glo colours.”

Bigs Dog Giants Colour Exception Poodles Terriers Schnauzers

Author:Jonathan Meades

“Going on things like rollercoasters is not really up my street I guess. I don't feel like I need to do stunts. I'm too scared and I don't think it's my job.”

Thinking Needs Feels Jobs Streets Scared

Author:Jonathan Meades

“I'm a very, very unreckless person. I mean, I look left, I look right, I look left, I look right, then I repeat the process and then I decide not to cross the road at the last minute.”

Looks Mean Persons Lasts Left Process Minutes Crosses Repeats Last Minute

Author:Jonathan Meades

“As a driver I have come to believe that the person just in front of me and the person just behind me are always just about to do something really stupid. Tense is not the right word, but I am very hyper-aware of such things.”

Believe Persons Behinds Fronts Stupid Drivers Tense Hyper Right Words Really Stupid

Author:Jonathan Meades

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

Architecture

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