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The theme of life is universal, yet Helmut Jahn manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on life often shapes our reality.

About Helmut Jahn

Helmut Jahn was a German and American architect, known for projects such as The Center Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, among others.

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"I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away."

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"For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa."

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"Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new."

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"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."

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"I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days."

— Nelson Mandela
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"Wisdom principle 30 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 96."

— Vincent van Gogh
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"Natural selection is not an inflammatory phrase; evolution is."

— Peter Agre
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"I grew up watching all these crazy movies, European movies and stuff, and I guess that I always laughed at things that were a little more offbeat."

— Louis C. K.
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