Small: It does not do to use it with forms whose origin is intimately bound up with a specific material simply becaus
"It does not do to use it with forms whose origin is intimately bound up with a specific material simply because no technical difficulties stand in the way"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with
"Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain go
"There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right
"Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we dont care for
"We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: You need three or five hands to play Ligeti
"You need three or five hands to play Ligeti"
Alfred Brendel, Musician
Small: The publication of the third volume of Capital has made hardly any impression upon bourgeois economic science
"The publication of the third volume of Capital has made hardly any impression upon bourgeois economic science"
Rudolf Hilferding, Economist
Small: No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them men either despise women or they have
"No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them"
Otto Weininger, Philosopher
Small: Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault every answer an atonement, every realisation an
"Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement"
Otto Weininger, Philosopher
Small: First, to be able to love, then to learn that body and spirit are one
"First, to be able to love, then to learn that body and spirit are one"
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Novelist
Small: We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames
"We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: I am perfectly happy to believe that nobody likes us but the public
"I am perfectly happy to believe that nobody likes us but the public"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate
"Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers
"Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: The Congressman ascertained that the consulate in Havana had numbers to feed the pigs
"The Congressman ascertained that the consulate in Havana had numbers to feed the pigs"
Erich Leinsdorf, Celebrity
Small: The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them and that is why women have n
"The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man"
Otto Weininger, Philosopher
Small: Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle
"Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle"
Otto Weininger, Philosopher
Small: The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present
"The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architects task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precis
"Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise"
Adolf Loos, Architect
Small: Peace is when time doesnt matter as it passes by
"Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by"
Maria Schell, Actress
Small: The opera always loses money. Thats as it should be. Opera has no business making money
"The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely
"To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely"
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Novelist
Small: Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them
"Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated
"He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Conquer, but dont triumph
"Conquer, but don't triumph"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface
"Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface"
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Novelist
Small: The thing about being in America is when you are driving with the sun on your back, theres hip hop. I never us
"The thing about being in America is when you are driving with the sun on your back, there's hip hop. I never used to be into hip hop, but there's hip hop in the food, soul food, there's hip hop in the cars"
Vanessa Brown, Actress
Small: I actually write film music because Im classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write
"I actually write film music because I'm classically trained on the piano so as well as songwriting I also write actual film music that could be used for movies like war movies and love movies"
Vanessa Brown, Actress
Small: How nice the human voice is when it isnt singing
"How nice the human voice is when it isn't singing"
Rudolf Bing, Musician
Small: What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible
"What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date
"So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Privilege is the greatest enemy of right
"Privilege is the greatest enemy of right"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: None are so eager to gain new experience as those who dont know how to make use of the old ones
"None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don't know how to make use of the old ones"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: In youth we learn in age we understand
"In youth we learn; in age we understand"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: Imaginary evils are incurable
"Imaginary evils are incurable"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in
"So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in"
Vanessa Brown, Actress
Small: During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet
"During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet"
Ferdinand Piech, Designer
Small: We dont believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack
"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
Small: If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty
"If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist
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