"Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I always find some time for reading, talking to my friends and feeling what is happening in this world."
-Oscar Niemeyer
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"I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.“
-Oscar Niemeyer
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"Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant."
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"My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'"
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"Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture."
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"First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture."
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