. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
ADOLF LOOSTattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
More Adolf Loos Quotes
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Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort.
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Architecture arouses sentiments in man. T
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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The house thinks of the present.
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The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
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