"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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"Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant."
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"There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space."
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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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"For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity."
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"Architecture is invention."
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"All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep."
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