Top 20 John Portman Quotes

#1. Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call 'the dark side,' and greed is one of them. If you don't put certain structures in place or restrictions on those parts of our being that come from that dark place, then it gets out of control.

Michael Moore

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#2. Now, finally has the elevator arrived. The stairs was about to become a personal inferno.

Anders Zorn

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#3. I'm afraid that if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living.

Paulo Coelho

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#4. Secularism does not accept many things as absolutes. Its principal objectives are pleasure and self-interest. Often, those who embrace secularism have a different look about them.

James E. Faust

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#5. Swimmin' laps around a bottle of Louie the Thirteenth
Jumpin' off of a mountain into a sea of codeine
I'm at the top of the top, but still I climb
And if I should ever fall, the ground will then turn to wine.

Lil' Wayne

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#6. A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

Thales

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#7. We get a ton of email; everybody does now. It gives us a kind of a pulse that you can feel. We hear people saying, thank you for being fair, for being balanced.

Brit Hume

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#8. Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody, people of all walks of life. If a building is to meet the needs of all the people, the architect must look for some common ground of understanding and experience.

John C. Portman Jr.

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#9. Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.

John Portman

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#10. Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it.

John C. Maxwell

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#11. No more risking the hurt that came from contact with others.

Lauren Groff

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#12. John Kasich is the most popular elected official in Ohio because he got things done.

Rob Portman

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#13. Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.

John Portman

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#14. You have to listen a lot, and you have to be open and ready to adjust to anything. It kind of provides a framework that you use all the time. You never really shut off that part of your brain when you're doing something. It's invaluable to have.

Will Ferrell

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#15. Prayer is the very life-breath of true Christianity.

J.C. Ryle

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#16. Life is presenting every person and circumstance to you so you can choose what you love and what you don't love. When you react to anything, you are reacting with your feelings, and as you do so, you are choosing it.

Rhonda Byrne

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#17. We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience.

John Portman

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#18. When I build something for somebody, I always add $50 million or $60 million onto the price. My guys come in, they say it's going to cost $75 million. I say it's going to cost $125 million, and I build it for $100 million. Basically, I did a lousy job. But they think I did a great job.

Donald Trump

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#19. I have decided to endorse Governor John Kasich for president because he is a leader who has a proven record of delivering results. John turned Ohio around at a tough time, and I believe he can do the same for our country.

Rob Portman

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#20. It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.

John Portman

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