64 Quotes by Oscar Niemeyer

A vida é um sopro.

Não é o ângulo reto que me atrai. Nem a linha reta, dura, inflexível, criada pelo homem. O que me atrai é a curva livre e sensual.

Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

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.

My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.