#concrete

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility. ↗

— William Shatner

#attention #becoming #concrete #detail #directing

When I'm writing, I am concentrating almost wholly on concrete detail: the color a room is painted, the way a drop of water rolls off a wet leaf after a rain. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#almost #am #color #concentrating #concrete

Basically, Sherri's idea had to do with bringing Fat's mind down from the cosmic and the abstract to the particular. She had hatched out the practical notion that nothing is more real than a large World War Two Soviet tank. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#concrete #humor #reality #humor

Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism. ↗

— Bob Hawke

#addressing #against #concrete #done #get

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

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#attempt #been #brick #building #celebration

My way of thinking is very particular and concrete. It doesn't follow a continuous path. ↗

— David Antin

#continuous #follow #particular #path #thinking

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

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

#concrete #gives #individuality #makes #them

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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