Forenamed Def Quotes & Sayings

Any architectural project we do takes at least four or five years, so increasingly there is a discrepancy between the acceleration of culture and the continuing slowness of architecture. — Rem Koolhaas

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie. — Wole Soyinka

The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offense to anybody. — Angela Lansbury

I would say just start writing. You've got to write every day. Copy someone that you like if you think that perhaps could become your sound, too. I did that with Hemingway, and I thought I was writing just like Hemingway. Then all of a sudden it occurred to me - he didn't have a sense of humor. I don't know anything he's written that's funny. — Elmore Leonard

Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen. — Malala Yousafzai

Happy was she who could believe without seeing, who was at one with the duration and continuity of life. — Julio Cortazar

There are some designers who flash and burn - Courreges is an example of that. But he still marked fashion history. And I don't think that longevity is always a badge of honor. Modern brand management means that we are always celebrating birthdays, when what is exciting about fashion is innovation, not repetition. — Suzy Menkes

I've had lots of things that didn't work out, like TV shows. You learn a lot through mistakes - I learned that you have to be the captain of your ship. Actually, I own my ship. — Pamela Anderson

Then they could discuss the possibilities of social inequity, the way your socks always fall down when you're wearing rubber boots, and the importance of being earnest. — Stephen King

I like 'Mad Men,' and I think 'The Killing' is pretty great too. I like 'Brothers & Sisters.' — Betsy Brandt

Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners. — Patti LaBelle

To eat passionately is to allow the world in. — Kate Christensen

Don't gain the world and lose your ... — Bob Marley

There will come a day when Anne Heche will be straight again. — Sandra Bernhard