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

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Architecture,

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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. People say women shouldn't have long hair over a certain age but I've never done what everyone says.
  • 2. What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting provided you live within it.
  • 3. I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth – I only regret in my chilled age certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.
  • 2. I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
  • 3. It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away.

3 Anger

  • 1. Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger it's motivation.
  • 2. Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice ambition envy anger and pride if these were to be banished we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
  • 3. Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. You will reciprocally promise love loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today before God you formulate.
  • 2. The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds – they mature slowly.
  • 3. The 150th anniversary of Penn State will highlight what is important and good about this distinguished institution and the fine people and research that it produces.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.
  • 2. I studied architecture in New York. So really I was very moved like everyone else to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of us.
  • 3. Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.
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