Ben Nicholson on greed
Ben Nicholson24 quotes“The beast for me is greed. Whether you read Dante, Swift, or any of these guys, it always boils down to the same thing: the corruption of the soul.”
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Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson When I left school I went on trip around the world – I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It’s probably one of my big regrets in life.
Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson I haven’t done any building designs since the Loaf House.
Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson I deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems.
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Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson I’m interested in locating the holy grail of the minimum means to express the most complex ideas.
Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you’re able to grasp what things mean.
Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson If you’re into architecture and you’re from the West, everything is hors d’oeuvres for working to rebuild the Temple. Ultimately you’re led there. You can’t escape it.
Ben NicholsonBen Nicholson I have a book of buildings from 25,000 BC. These are huts built out of mammoth bones. These buildings were beautifully made, from the bones of the body into shelter.
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Alan HirschAlan Hirsch Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he’s fresh out of law school.
Al StewartAl Stewart In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.
Ajahn SumedhoAjahn Sumedho And if that’s your sole motivation, it’s going to reflect that narcissistic greed and you’re going to hear it in the music.
Aimee MannAimee Mann I certainly understand that we’re all trying to make a living, but I’m not thinking about that when I’m making it.
Aimee MannAimee Mann I think just being together and talking would be nice. But when we grow old, when greed and vanity will be completely gone, when I will be tired of singing can I return to that place too?
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Hell has three hates: lust, anger and greed.
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