Amanda Hearst Quotes

“Zaha Hadid's Maxxi Museum is proof that Rome and contemporary architecture are no longer a paradox. The building is characteristic Hadid - with curving lines and organic shapes - and the permanent collection already boasts works by Francesco Clemente, William Kentridge, and Gerhard Richter.”

“It's very important that historic cities are allowed to reinvent their future.”

“I really believe in the idea of the future.”

“Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.”

“Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society.”

“My mom always taught me to put toothpaste on pimples to dry them out at night. I do that all the time. I don't use anything fancy when I get a pimple. And I never use the same toothpaste for long because I get bored. So I'll do peppermint and then one month I'll do cinnamon. I'm creative.”

“I'm the only one in - of my siblings, my mom and my family - that hasn't been affected by Lyme disease. It's been really hard for me because I'm the only one that doesn't really understand it.”

“I usually stalk fans because I think they're really funny on Twitter. They don't know it, but I'll just go through their timelines, and if something is happening in the media, I always read fan accounts instead of the news because they have all the info and make the funniest jokes about it, so that's how I get my gossip - by stalking fans.”

“People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.”

“I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.”