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They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

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Henry David Thoreau
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Category: Architecture

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.
  • 2. The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
  • 3. Working on the 'Ice Age' movies I'm really proud to be in them.

2 Amazing

  • 1. May your trails be crooked winding lonesome dangerous leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
  • 2. People always think that if you eat anything as a model it's amazing. I used to tease them and say you know I'm going to throw up afterwards.
  • 3. My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths.

3 Anger

  • 1. But one of the hardest things for me to do was to access anger. I could do it on stage. But when I did it on film it was hard for me. That probably has to do with the intimacy of film. And my own personal issues with expressing anger. So I had to learn how to do that.
  • 2. Anybody can become angry – that is easy but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
  • 3. I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger rage fear sadness. I don't think that's only reserved for people who have horrible upbringings. I think it really exists and is part of the human condition. I think in the course of your life you figure out ways to deal with that.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it records are made to be broken – it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.
  • 2. We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we changing continue to love a changed person.
  • 3. You marry somebody you love everything about them. You grow to learn about them. You never learn everything.

5 Architecture

  • 1. To me a building – if it's beautiful – is the love of one man he's made it out of his love for space materials things like that.
  • 2. Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
  • 3. I have designed the most buildings of any living American architect.
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