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• One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again.

  Renzo Piano

  Bad Ass, Architecture, Starting

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• To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.

  Daniel Libeskind

  Meaningful, Bad Ass, Design

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• Nothing in this world is more simple and more cheap than making cities that provide better for people.

  Jan Gehl

  Simple, Bad Ass, Cities

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• In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.

  Nancy Banks-Smith

  Bad Ass, Doors, Legs

  Guardian 20 Feb. 1979

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• I understand that, today, some developers are asking architects to design eye-catching, iconic buildings. Fortunately, I've not had that kind of client so far.

  Fumihiko Maki

  Eye, Bad Ass, Design

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• The Sun does not realise how wonderful it is until after a room is made.

  Louis Kahn

  Bad Ass, Doe, Rooms

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• 'IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO IT,' WAS THE TERRIBLE VERDICT. 'IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU ARE A WOMAN AND WOULD NEED A PROTECTOR, AND EVEN IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO TRAVEL ALONE YOU WOULD NEED TO CARRY SO MUCH BAGGAGE THAT IT WOULD DETAIN YOU IN MAKING RAPID CHANGES. BESIDES YOU SPEAK NOTHING BUT ENGLISH, SO THERE IS NO USE TALKING ABOUT IT; NO ONE BUT A MAN CAN DO THIS.'

  Nellie Bly

  Men, Talking, Use

  Nellie Bly (2015). “The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)”, p.103, Golgotha Press

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• In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose.

  Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

  Bad Ass, Should Have, Details

  Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1853). “The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture: set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott”, p.9

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• I know for some girls, tight clothes make them feel like they can take on the world-and that's fine too. But I don't think that sexy only means showing skin: It's all about wearing whatever makes you feel the most badass.

  Holland Roden

  Girl, Sexy, Mean

  "Teen Wolf Star Holland Roden: 'Sexy Means Wearing Whatever Makes You Feel Badass'". www.seventeen.com. August 7, 2014.

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• 'VERY WELL,' I SAID ANGRILY, 'START THE MAN, AND I'LL START THE SAME DAY FOR SOME OTHER NEWSPAPER AND BEAT HIM.'

  Nellie Bly

  Men, He Man, Said

  Nellie Bly (2015). “The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)”, p.103, Golgotha Press

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• There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.

  Sam Manekshaw

  Military, Army, Order

  "Sam Manekshaw, soldier, died on June 27th, aged 94", www.economist.com. July 3, 2008.

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• Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there.

  Emma Watson

  Confusing, Becoming, Eager Beaver

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• Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change.

  Shonda Rhimes

  Inspirational, Dream, Women

  Shonda Rhimes (2015). “Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person”, p.78, Simon and Schuster

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• We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families.

  Barbara Mikulski

  Dream, Issues, Needs

  "Women in the US Senate: a guide to the 20 female senators" by Emma G. Keller, www.theguardian.com. November 09, 2012.

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• Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.

  Michelle Obama

  Believe, Bills, Firsts

  Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.npr.org. September 4, 2012.

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• Butterflies were small and light, and very magic sensitive. For some reason I made them feel safe and they gravitated to me like iron shavings to a magnet. They ruined my ferocious badass image, but you'd have to be a complete beast to swat butterflies.

  Ilona Andrews

  Butterfly, Light, Iron

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Magic Dreams: A Penguin Special from Ace”, p.35, Penguin

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• They don't know you're secretly a badass?

  Rachel Caine

  Knows

  Rachel Caine (2013). “Fall of Night: The Morganville Vampires”, p.102, Penguin

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• COULD I PASS A WEEK IN THE INSANE WARD AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND? I SAID I COULD AND I WOULD. AND I DID.

  Nellie Bly

  Islands, Insane, Week

  Nellie Bly (2016). “Ten Days in a Mad-House”, p.4, Nellie Bly

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• I'm Nancy Pelosi, but my grandchildren call me Mimi. For me, politics is an extension of my role as a mother and a grandmother. For the Democratic women of the House, our work is not about the next election, but rather the next generation.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Mother, Grandchildren, House

  Nancy Pelosi's Speech at Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

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• But America was built by optimists. Optimists like my friend Amanda, who recently started a small business. When she went to buy her website address-her first and last name-she found that someone already owned it, but wasn't using it. So my friend emailed the owner of the site to ask if she could buy it. The owner wrote back.

  Eva Longoria

  Names, America, Addresses

  Eva Longoria's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• Very often the opinion of the clients must be disregarded in their own interest.

  John Mercer Johnson

  Bad Ass, Clients, Opinion

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• She is a 13-year-old girl who shares Amanda's name, and politely explained that she could not give up the website. Why? Because the younger Amanda plans to be president of the United States, and she's going to need the website for her campaign.

  Eva Longoria

  Girl, Giving Up, Years

  Eva Longoria's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Funny, Money, Science

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.17, University of Georgia Press

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• Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

  Pink

  Bad Ass, Attention, Taste

  "Philly girl". Interview with Barbara Ellen, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2006.

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• I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.

  Pink

  Song, Mean, Artist

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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