Olgiati Valerio Quotes & Sayings

Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded. — Julius Nyerere

He fell back. He had cried out so loud that even if there had been no breach in the wall, I should have heard him in my room. He voiced his whole dream, he threw it out passionately. This sincerity, which was indifferent to everything, had a definite significance which bruised my heart.
"Forgive me. Forgive me. It is almost a blasphemy. I could not help it."
He stopped. You felt his will-power making his face calm, his soul compelling him to silence, but his eyes seem to mourn. — Henri Barbusse

With Street View, you're curating a data set capable of incredible emotional resonance for the person interacting with it because everyone grew up somewhere. And if your house is in this dataset, that's going to provide some emotional context for you. — Chris Milk

Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings. — Oscar Niemeyer

What people say and feel about you when you've left a room is precisely your job while you are in it. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

Destiny is a worrying concept. I don't want to be fated, I want to choose. — Jeanette Winterson

Bind together your spare hours by the cord of some definite purpose. — William Taylor

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible. — Scottie Thompson

I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation. — Dalai Lama

Our teachers are everywhere. Our teachers are right in front of us, and take so many forms. All we need to do is to open our eyes, to be open to and aware of the possibilities. Otherwise, we walk sightless among miracles. — Dani Shapiro

you see how your body is beginning to slow glow with stars. you are remembering. you are mine. you have never been anything else. — Nayyirah Waheed

I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened. — Walter Annenberg

At the end of your life, your greatest regret won't be the things you did but wish you hadn't. Your greatest regret will be the things you didn't do but wish you had. — Mark Batterson