"Architecture is the art of how to waste space."
"How does an artist know when the line that he just painted is good or not good? That's the catch. De Kooning was the greatest of my contemporaries in art, and he knew when he'd done a good line. When he didn't, he threw it away. I wish I'd thrown away some of mine."
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Source: Architect Philip Johnson Dies at 98. www.foxnews.com. January 26, 2005.
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