Housing And Residence Quotes & Sayings

We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel. — Roger Scruton

I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?"
"I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues.
"Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look.
"Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name."
"It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again. — Melina Marchetta

Talent is inborn, but technique is learned. — Stephen Fry

When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else. — Robert Reich

I would never have been a novelist without working as a psychologist ... it was a great education in human nature. — Jonathan Kellerman

In Denmark, people frustrated by the available housing options developed cohousing: a housing type that redefined the concept of neighborhood to fit contemporary lifestyles. Tired of the isolation and the impracticalities of traditional single-family houses and apartment units, they built housing that combines the autonomy of private dwellings with the advantages of community living. Each household has a private residence, but also shares extensive common facilities with the larger group, including kitchen and dining areas, workshops, laundry facilities, guest rooms, and more. — Charles Durrett

Don't you believe people when they tell you that people sought for a sign, and believed in miracles because they were ignorant. They did it because they were wise, filthily, vilely wise - too wise to eat or sleep or put on their boots with patience. — G.K. Chesterton

Then there was LSD, which was supposed to make you think you could fly. I remember it made you think you couldn't stand up, and mostly it was right. — P. J. O'Rourke

Have you lost your mind?"
"No. It got scared and ran away. — Karen Chance

Bankruptcies of governments have, on the whole, done less harm to mankind than their ability to raise loans. — R. H. Tawney

One who is caught in thought loses one's original nature. All he knows are words and descriptions. When he sees the actual thing, he fails to perceive it. — Dalai Lama

A wise judge, by the craft of the law, was never seduced from its purpose. — Robert Southey