#arch

Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#air #beauty #been #between #blocks

With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to alter his works, but an architect has to put up with anything, because he makes utility objects - the building is there to be used, and times change. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#anything #architect #because #begin #building

I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#bush #dangerous #diplomatic #i #i believe

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together. ↗

— Jewel

#down #eat #family #going #i

In February of this year I returned to China to research my next book. The authorities know about the novels of mine that have been published in the west, including the latest one, Beijing Coma, about a student shot in Tiananmen Square, but so far have allowed me to return. ↗

— Ma Jian

#allowed #authorities #been #beijing #book

Red Dust was about the late 1980s; it was a time of burgeoning hopes and opening up and people searching for new ways. ↗

— Ma Jian

#burgeoning #dust #hopes #late #new

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#building #deeper #foundation #laid #loftier

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#deep #god #humble #knowledge #learning

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

#endures #every #freedom #generation #greater

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#books #completely #done #from time to time #help