In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.
Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.
I had to learn everything about manufacturing, patents and how to run a business, and eventually I came up with an prototype that worked.
Unfortunately, the client that exists today is still pretty much the prototype design.