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“I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use.”

Thinking Humans Use Age Building Materials Capable Edges Surface Convinced Human Life Dull Scratches Richness Polished Absorbing

Book:Peter Zumthor

Source: Peter Zumthor

“There are times when I am convinced I am unfit for any human relationship.”

Humans Convinced Human Relations Human Relationships

Author:Franz Kafka

“Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.”

Needs Trying Humans Heart Matter God Loses Divine Source Seeking Convinced Substitutes Human Heart Restless Irrevocable

Book:Adventures in Two Worlds

Source: Adventures in Two Worlds

“My mother was convinced, and on this head I have retained her firm belief, that to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their flesh is one of the most deplorable and shameful infirmities of the human state; that it is one of those curses cast upon man either by his fall, or by the obduracy of his own perversity.”

Men Humans States Mother Purpose Fall Belief Animal Casts Convinced Flesh Firm Curse Feeding Vegetarianism Shameful Infirmity Perversity Firm Beliefs

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in a world dominated by the People's Republic. China is simply inexorable in its pursuit of wealth, growth and power. It cares little about human rights, democracy, labor protections, fair trade rules or the environment. It is relentless in advancing its national interests.”

“Humans are born free then put into cages, then convinced freedom is what being in a cage is, and what freedom is, is being in a cage.”

Humans Born Convinced Cages Born Free

Author:Craig Stone