A Quote by P. J. O'Rourke
Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.
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Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that.
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