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“If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.”

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Peter Eisenman, born on August 11, 1932, is a renowned architect known for his emphasis on structure, space, and form in his designs, which have had a profound impact on modern architecture. more

“All I know about 1970s New York City is that it's where I grew up, and you always have an umbilical connection to the time and place of your growing up. It was cheap, didn't have too many people in it, you could go to the movies or whatever on the spur of the moment, you could get by without working too much and especially without involving yourself in the corporate world.”

People Knows World Moments Cities Growing Up Too Much Growing New York Grew Grew Up Connections Corporate New York City Involving Spurs Corporate World Too Much Work Spur Of The Moment

Author:Luc Sante

“My ideal city is more like the city (New York and Paris come to mind, but it sort of applies to all) that existed up to and including the 1930s, when different classes lived all together in the same neighborhoods, and most businesses of any sort were mom-and-pop, and people and things had a local identity.”

People Mind Different Together Cities Class New York Identity Mom Ideals Including Pops Locals Paris Neighborhood 1930s

Author:Luc Sante

“The con is a kind of jiu-jitsu that turns the sucker's own greed into its principal weapon. The greedier you are the more likely you are to be conned, and for the greater a sum. Since people regularly dispose of their intelligence in their rush to be swindled, and then turn right around and do it again, humans must want to be duped. Institutionalized wishful thinking - the stock market, religion, advertising - is after all a cornerstone of our system.”

People Thinking Want Humans Kind Turns Greater Weapons Greed Advertising Principal Sucker Wishful Thinking Cornerstones Jiu Jitsu

Author:Luc Sante

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