List of Oscar Niemeyer Quotes

Sometimes I Lose A Whole Morning Waiting On Journalists And Other People Who Look For Me. But I Always Find Some Time For Reading, Talking To My Friends And Feeling What Is Happening In This World.

In Architecture It Isn't Enough To Just Have The Right Building That Works Well. It Can Also Be Beautiful. It Can Also Be Different. It Can Create Surprise. And Surprise Is The Main Thing In A Work Of Art. [] I Like And Respect Brasí­lia Very Much. It Is A Simple City, A Rational One. I Always Defend The Urban Design Of Brasí­lia

I Enter My Studio At 9 A.m. I Have Lunch Here, I Return Right Away To My Work And I Go Out To Dinner At 8 P.m. My Daily Tasks Vary Very Much.

I Like Talking To Priests, To Catholics. Everyone Has Their Beliefs.

I Think Of Myself As No More Than 60. What I Could Do At 60, I Can Still Do Now.

Turning 102 Is Crap, And There Is Nothing To Commemorate.

It Is Not With Architecture That One Can Disseminate Any Political Ideology.

When Students Leave College, They Are Like Children Who Know Nothing About The Problems Of Life, And Don't Have A Political Stance.

A Church Is Something Very Beautiful. It Is Nice When People Feel Happy In It. But I Am Not A Religious Man. Look At Us, And Then At The Infinity Of Space. We Are Rather Small Insignificant Creatures, Wouldn’t You Say?

Architecture Does Not Change Anything. It's Always On The Side Of The Wealthy. The Important Thing Is To Believe That It Can Make Life Better.

There Is No Reason To Design Buildings That Are More Basic And Rectilinear, Because With Concrete You Can Cover Almost Any Space.

When I Was Very Little My Mother Said I Used To Draw In The Air With My Fingers. I Needed A Pencil. Once I Could Hold One, I Have Drawn Every Day Since.