#build

It's a real gift to be able to have the works of brilliant, great people to learn from and build from. It gives you so much more to draw on, and then you don't have to be all about three-chord pop songs. I don't really like that kind of writing. ↗

— Regina Spektor

#about #brilliant #build #draw #gift

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#building #concept #craft #design #detail

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#culture #europe #japan #less #old

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there. ↗

— Sergio Aragones

#even #humor #important #short #short stories

Our planes should be full, which among other things means we have a golden opportunity... to build on the momentum reflected in the financial results we are reporting today. ↗

— Gerard Arpey

#build #financial #full #golden #means

I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn't see the sky or nothing, and I said, 'Well, there ain't no mountain high enough,' and I just started - the words just fell out of my mouth, really. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

#enough #fell #friends #had #help

It cannot take decades to resurrect, we must act immediately with purpose and enthusiasm to rebuild. ↗

— Alan Autry

#cannot #decades #enthusiasm #immediately #must

Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#becomes #being #building #coaster #creating

Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#arts #building #character #fighting #martial

The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl. ↗

— Dave Barry

#blocks #building #building blocks #fire #four