James Stirling Architect Quotes & Sayings

Out onto the battered road, then, the city falling away behind them. After a time, Karsa glanced back and bared his teeth at her. 'Listen. That is better, yes?' 'I hear only the wind.' 'Better than ten thousand tireless contrivances. — Steven Erikson

If you remember the bad you forget the God — Rula Muslih

A society that's addicted to narratives with beginnings, middles, and endings will eventually yearn to end. We just want it to end. — Douglas Rushkoff

We've had to deal with so many complications. We're still dealing with them. And what can we do? Nothing - well, unless we take your side's point of view and make deals with the devil. But why? Why can't we make deals with God?
People do all the time. 'God, if you do this for me, I promise to be good.' Stuff like that.
Yeah, but I don't see any contracts like you guys have. No hard evidence that it works. How come we can only get things we want by being bad? Why can't we get them by being good? — Richelle Mead

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time. — Marianne Moore

For God is like a skilfull Geometrician. — Thomas Browne

Have you ever seen the shadows of tears, Mr Wind-up Bird? They're nothing like ordinary shadows. Nothing at all. They come here from some other, distant world, especially for our hearts. — Haruki Murakami

Callous, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. — Ambrose Bierce

I don't paint every day. I'm not that motivated. I don't do anything the same every day. — Jonathan Winters

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time. — Gerald R. Ford

All life is linked together in such a way that no part of the chain is unimportant. Frequently, upon the action of some of these minute beings depends the material success or failure of a great commonwealth. — John Henry Comstock

Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. — Shirley Jackson

I'm the one person who wears the words 'hustle, loyalty, respect' on my T-shirts and merchandise. My audience is children. It's very flattering to see a kid wear your T-shirt; it's even more flattering to have a dad come up to you and say, 'I watch you with my kid. Keep doing what you're doing. You're a role model for my son.' — John Cena