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It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very nice. I don't think they are burdened by their history. (Zaha Hadid)
I used to not like being called a 'woman architect': I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. Guys used to tap me on the head and say, 'You are okay for a girl.' But I see the incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it could be done, so I don't mind that at all. View quote
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All the privileged can travel, see different worlds; not everyone can. I think it is important for people to have an interesting locale nearby. View quote
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I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing. View quote
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Society has not been set up in a way that allows women to go back to work after taking time off. Many women now have to work as well as do everything at home and no one can do everything. Society needs to find a way of relieving women. View quote
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Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun. View quote
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I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment - like music, literature, and art. View quote
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I can't focus when there's too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, 'Tidy up.' View quote
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.' View quote
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I was always unusual-looking; I wouldn't say beautiful. View quote
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My friendships are very important to me. (Zaha Hadid)
Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard. View quote
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It's very important that historic cities are allowed to reinvent their future. View quote
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For many years, I hated nature. As a student, I refused to put a plant anywhere - a living plant, that is. Dead plants were OK. View quote
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Men think a woman should not have an opinion. View quote
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When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour place with everyone in Chairman Mao uniforms. View quote
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My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that. View quote
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A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others. View quote
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Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless. View quote
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You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices. View quote
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Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about pleasure. (Zaha Hadid)
Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they need confidence in themselves and people around them to help them to get on. View quote
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The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me. View quote
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Know what it is that you are trying to find out. View quote
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Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough. View quote
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