Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe quotes and words of wisdom

"I don"t want to be interesting. I want to be good."
Found in the topic Good.

"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."
Found in the topic Art.

"Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire."
Found in the topic Capable.

Interesting Quotes

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.Mahatma Gandhi - Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep.Joan Klempner