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" The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness. "

Minoru Yamasaki

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" And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important. "

" If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. "

" And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously. "

Minoru Yamasaki

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" All my life, I have maintained that the people of the world can learn to live together in peace if they are not brought up in prejudice. "

" To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations. "

" Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave. "

" My father told me about American democracy. And he said you have to be actively engaged in the political process to make our democracy work. So I've been doing that my entire life. Civil rights movement. The peace movement during the Vietnam conflict. The movement to get an apology and redress for Japanese-Americans. "

" Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people. "

" I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war. "

" Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. "

" And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette. "

" They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself. "

" When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there. "

" I just absolutely needed the theatre so desperately - it was my fate; it was where I was running towards. It was the place where I found peace and survival and all kinds of things. "

" So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent. "

" As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. "

" Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. "

" Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned. "

" You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit. "

" The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life. "

" If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture. "