“My father has always been supportive of my individuality.”
Sharon Stone (1958) American actress and fashion model
Barbara Walters interview, September 1993.
“My ambition has always been to reduce a building’s support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important the architecture is. That has been my life’s work.”
Quoted in "Architect of Optimism," Angel Gurria-Quintana, Financial Times (2007-04-13).
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William Saroyan (1908–1981) American writer
Something About a Soldier (1940)
“It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.”
Isabel II do Reino Unido (1926–2022) queen of the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and head of the Commonwealth of Nations
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“Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.”
Stendhal (1783–1842) French writer
L'amour a toujours été pour moi la plus grande des affaires ou plutôt la seule.
La Vie d'Henri Brulard (1890)
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