#concrete

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass, but as really the substance of the American Dream. ↗

— Daniel Libeskind

#american #american dream #came #concrete #dream

Basketball talent is basketball talent, no matter if it comes from the suburbs or the city. Take the time to know and understand me before you judge me. Only God can do that. Roses do grow from concrete! ↗

— Chris Webber

#before #city #comes #concrete #god

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#actions #concrete #effects #examples #gangsta

But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#alone #available #away #base #concrete

Pouring concrete on land you don't own is called a calculated risk, if you don't pour you loose millions. ↗

— Eddie Perez

#calculated risk #called #concrete #land #loose

In the abstract conception of universal wrong, all concrete responsibility vanishes. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#conception #concrete #responsibility #universal #vanishes

I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#concerns #concrete #contributions #criteria #economic

But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it. ↗

— Ian Hamilton Finlay

#chance #clear #concrete #course #got

But I can only write what the muse allows me to write. I cannot choose, I can only do what I am given, and I feel pleased when I feel close to concrete poetry - still. ↗

— Ian Hamilton Finlay

#am #cannot #choose #close #concrete

Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was completely different. ↗

— Ian Hamilton Finlay

#besides #completely #concrete #confused #different