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People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.
Frank Gehry
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Frank Gehry
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: February 28
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The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.
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If I knew where I was going, I wouldn't do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don't do it.
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You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.
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