Mendrisio Architecture Quotes & Sayings

It seemed the whole world knew this person named Diana, and if the world knew her, the connection between the peoples of the earth was tighter than I had imagined. I wondered if the people of England would mourn if Mike and Grace died. At that time, confused as I was, I imagined that they would. — Dave Eggers

Ability to see the cultural value of wilderness boils down, in the last analysis, to a question of intellectual humility. The shallow-minded modern who has lost his rootage in the land assumes that he has already discovered what is important; it is such who prate of empires, political or economic, that will last a thousand years. It is only the scholar who appreciates that all history consists of successive excursions from a single starting-point, to which man returns again and again to organize yet another search for a durable scale of values. It is only the scholar who understands why the raw wilderness gives definition and meaning to the human enterprise. — Aldo Leopold

Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams - either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it's dependent upon those who stand beside you. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

There are a lot of actors - I'm probably one - who are most at home when they're on stage. — Ian McKellen

The rising sun sent fingers of light through the pale white mists of dawn. — George R R Martin

The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives
is to have peace in our own hearts. — David Simon

Why IBM? We have tremendous expertise. One of the reasons we can drive phenomenal efficiency around the world is because we've made IBM an e-business. — Samuel J. Palmisano

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight. — Rocky Marciano

My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being. — Robert Silverberg

Objects are made to be completed by the human mind. — Alvar Aalto

The worst superstition is to consider our own tolerable. — Doris Lessing