1. An honest ego in a healthy body2. An eye to see nature3. A heart to feel nature4. Courage to follow nature5. A sense of proportion (humor)6. Appreciation of work as idea and idea as work7. Fertility of imagination8. Capacity for faith and rebellion9. Disregard for commonplace (inorganic) elegance10. Instinctive cooperation
Frank Lloyd WrightAbout author
- Author's profession: Architect
- Nationality: american
- Born: June 8, 1867
- Died: April 9, 1959
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