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“It's too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public. You can have autonomy and simultaneously have connections with the social and political world.”

Quote by Thom Mayne

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Thom Mayne is a renowned architect known for his unique modernist style and sustainable design philosophy. His works are celebrated worldwide, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the A+D Museum in New York. Born on January 19, 1944, Mayne's career is marked by innovation and breakthroughs. more

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“So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part I am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture.”

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“So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course.”

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“The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how these activities can be given added value.”

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“Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured.”

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“I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis.”

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“Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders).”

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“I do not know that any writer has supposed that on this earth man will ultimately be able to live without food.”

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“It is an acknowledged truth in philosophy that a just theory will always be confirmed by experiment.”

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Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

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“The histories of mankind are histories only of the higher classes.”

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