It's not an imposed idea at all. Not like the Washington Monument, an Egyptian idea. Not like the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials, Greek or Roman or copies of other times. It's a place that is of this time, of this era. I think of it as an American monument to a great American president.
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ROBERT PENN WARREN Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of... JOHN BERGER Unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation ... JOHN BERGER A hare is like an ass in the length of its ears, yet it is not its son PROVERB But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious val... LAFCADIO HEARN This obsession with leadership... It's not neutral; it's American, this idea of the heroic l... HENRY MINTZBERG . . . Liesl & Po is the embodiment of what writing has always been for me at its purest and most... LAUREN OLIVER We seek to regulate, not control, the Internet. If an American website censors or deletes harmful in... LIU ZHENGRONG I'm not cross about the idea of baptism; I just think the idea that when a child is born it is i... HOZIER I feel very comfortable going to a place like that where they're not afraid to look at things in an ... JOSEPH SIMMONS The Lusitania is a monument to this optimism, to the hubris of the era. I love that, because where t... ERIK LARSON Every believer should be an apostle since each believer is sent by the Lord Jesus to go and bear fru... HENRY HON I have to admit, before I started the project, I had about three weeks of sleepless nights. The idea... BERNARD WEBER I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has c... WERNER HERZOG This is not a 'You-go-Hillary' show, this is a 'You-go-girl' show. I just want to see women in the p... ROD LURIE Obama is not an African American president, but a president of all Americans. It doesn't matter ... JOHN LEWIS There's not another like it. This building is truly an expression of what the Columbus Police Divisi... PATRICK ALLEN Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. 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LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career ... VICKI LAWRENCE I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washingto... LAWRENCE BENDER Hillary Clinton would raise taxes on so-called rich people, corporations, capital gains, financial t... LAWRENCE KUDLOW A teenager's early experimentation might be minor, but it can still have a damaging effect on their ... ANDREW LAWRENCE By affecting basic brain functions, amphetamine may expose experimenting teenagers to an increased r... ANDREW LAWRENCE As well as activating the brain's reward system, which is involved in addiction, amphetamine also af... ANDREW LAWRENCE Although many teenagers experiment with drugs, most don't become regular users but may try the drug ... ANDREW LAWRENCE The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on t... LAWRENCE HARGRAVE If Kuwait grew carrots we wouldn't give a damn. LAWRENCE KORB I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant. VICKI LAWRENCE If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the p... JEROME LAWRENCE Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art? MARK LAWRENCE When they killed him, Mother wouldn't hold her peace, so they slit her throat. I was stupid then, be... MARK LAWRENCE I never think it's right to chew gum in front of other people, but a lot of times I'll come ... JENNIFER LAWRENCE How do I let the director know how obsessed I am and willing to do anything for the movie? Like, I w... JENNIFER LAWRENCE Most of the games don't let you focus too much on the cheerleaders, but I've been watching t... LAWRENCE TAYLOR Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents. LAWRENCE TAYLOR The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. D.H. LAWRENCE A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychi... JEROME LAWRENCE I have never been an innovator, a creative genius. LAWRENCE WELK When it comes to understanding others, we rarely tax our imaginations. LAWRENCE HILL For it goes without saying that this great recognition at this time will aid tremendously our effort... ERNEST LAWRENCE Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good ... LAWRENCE SCHILLER Instead of an attic with a few test tubes, bits of wire and odds and ends, the attack on the atomic ... ERNEST LAWRENCE The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals. LAWRENCE SUMMERS I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a pa... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI I get photographers hiding in my bushes. We're way past autographs. We're into being stalked... JENNIFER LAWRENCE