Barragan Architect Quotes & Sayings

There are two words for everything. — E. V. Lucas

We're not consistent. We're not stable. We don't stick with anything. Most of the time we can't even make decisions. — Kevin DeYoung

It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis. — Luis Barragan

We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman. — Ken Calvert

Life brings only so much luck which when used up leaves you without a safety net. — Michael R. French

In the creation of a garden, the architect invites the partnership of the Kingdom of Nature. In a beautiful garden the majesty of nature is ever present, but it is nature reduced to human proportions and thus transformed into the most efficient haven against the aggressiveness of contemporary life. — Luis Barragan

When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fall to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up, and to experience the joyful sense of rebirth that accompanies the successful transition into greater maturity. — M. Scott Peck