I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs – at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral. — Philip Johnson

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Mini who’s who:

Philip Johnson : American Architect
Born: July 8, 1906
Died: January 25, 2005