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Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert.

Frank Gehry

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Frank Gehry
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: February 28
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My father always told me that I was going to be a failure - I think he was more talking about himself, but I didn't know it at the time.
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Time is just a blur for me. I don't know what - I don't even know where I am sometimes.
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I didn't have any interest in doing rich people's homes. I still don't.
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Many people put a green button on their collar and feel good, just like a lot of people put an American flag on their lapels and feel patriotic. It's not enough.I'm not dismissing it.
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