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Peter Eisenman quotes: I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

Peter Eisenman quotes: My wife has her stuff and her taste, and I have my stuff and my taste.

My wife has her stuff and her taste, and I have my stuff and my taste.

Peter Eisenman quotes: Clearly the anti-Semitism in Germany in the 1930s went overboard and it was clearly a terrible moment in history.

Clearly the anti-Semitism in Germany in the 1930s went overboard and it was clearly a terrible moment in history.

Peter Eisenman quotes: Architects design houses. I live in a home.

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

Peter Eisenman quotes: Stop making me feel good. If you are anti-Semitic, fine. If you don't like me personally, fine. But deal with me as an individual, not as a Jew.

Stop making me feel good. If you are anti-Semitic, fine. If you don't like me personally, fine. But deal with me as an individual, not as a Jew.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

Peter Eisenman quotes: My father went to Rutgers, and I grew up in New Jersey, so I'm a great Rutgers fan. I have season tickets.

My father went to Rutgers, and I grew up in New Jersey, so I'm a great Rutgers fan. I have season tickets.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

Peter Eisenman quotes: In New York, a Jew is a Jew, an Italian is an Italian, a Muslim is a Muslim: Nobody's going out of his way to treat you in a special

In New York, a Jew is a Jew, an Italian is an Italian, a Muslim is a Muslim: Nobody's going out of his way to treat you in a special way.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.

The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I was in Jungian analysis for 20 years, 1976-96.

I was in Jungian analysis for 20 years, 1976-96.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.

I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.

The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.

Peter Eisenman quotes: There's no such thing as an absolute openness. Openness is relative, I think, in all societies.

There's no such thing as an absolute openness. Openness is relative, I think, in all societies.

Peter Eisenman quotes: You cannot live with guilt.

You cannot live with guilt.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I don't know how to use appliances. I mean, I use the coffee maker. But that's it.

I don't know how to use appliances. I mean, I use the coffee maker. But that's it.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment.

The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment.

Peter Eisenman quotes: When looking at Germans, I have never felt a sense that they are guilty. I have encountered anti-Semitism in the United States as well.

When looking at Germans, I have never felt a sense that they are guilty. I have encountered anti-Semitism in the United States as well.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

Peter Eisenman quotes: If you were a son of mine, I wouldn't want you to be an architect, because it's a tough way to be in the world.

If you were a son of mine, I wouldn't want you to be an architect, because it's a tough way to be in the world.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I really don't even think of myself as being Jewish except when I'm in Germany.

I really don't even think of myself as being Jewish except when I'm in Germany.

Peter Eisenman quotes: Architecture is definitely a political act.

Architecture is definitely a political act.

Peter Eisenman quotes: The world is too full of information.

The world is too full of information.

Peter Eisenman quotes: If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

Peter Eisenman quotes: I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.