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MW: What do you think of these people who either dont understand or dont care?
FLW: I dont think they matter, as far as Im concerned. I dont think theyre for me and why should I be for them?
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MW: I understand that last week, in all seriousness, you said: If I had another 15 years to work, I could rebuild this entire country. I could change the nation.
Flw: I did say it and its true. Having had now the experience building (going on) 769 buildings, its quite easy for me to shake them out of my sleeve. Its amazing what I could do for this country.
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FLW: Ive been accused of saying I was was the greatest architect in the world and if I had said so, I dont think it would be very arrogant, because I dont believe there are many [great architects]if any. For 500 years what we call architecture has been phony. |
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FLW: I think Ms. Monroe as architecture is extremely good architecture. |
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MW: You feel nothing when you go into St. Patricks?
FLW: Regret...because it isnt the thing that really represents the spirit of independence and the sovereignty of the individual which I feel should be represented in our edifices devoted to culture. |
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MW: When you go out into a big forest with towering pines and [experience] almost a feeling of awe that frequently you do get in the presence of nature...do you not feel insignificant? Do you not feel small?
FLW: On the contrary, I feel large. I feel enlarged and encouraged. Intensified. More powerful. |
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MW: Do you think that you are any less rebelliousless of a radicalin your art and life than you were a quarter-century ago?
FLW: Rather more so...only more quiet about it. |
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FLW: I would like to have a free architecture. Architecture that belonged where you see it standingand is a grace to the landscape instead of a disgrace.
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FLW: I dont like intellectuals...They are from the top down, not from the ground up. Ive always thought of myselfof what I representedas from the ground up. |
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