#over

A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#alive #attained #brings #building #cannot

In an organic environment, every place is unique, and the different places also cooperate, with no parts left over, to create a global whole - a whole which can be identified by everyone who is part of it. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#cooperate #create #different #different places #environment

I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#brother #champ #down #figure #i

I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys. ↗

— Woody Allen

#being #car #guys #i #once

I say: The time has come for my courageous and proud people, after decades of displacement and colonial occupation and ceaseless suffering, to live like other peoples of the earth, free in a sovereign and independent homeland. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

#ceaseless #colonial #come #courageous #decades

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#bloody #country #government #i #insult

I'm grateful this ordeal is over, and I'm so looking forward to getting back to the job I love. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#forward #getting #grateful #i #i love

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#ballot #ballot box #because #box #elected

I can certainly see how people are overcome by depression. ↗

— Stuart Appleby

#depression #how #i #i can #overcome

I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life. ↗

— Todd Akin

#any #attempt #civil #civil government #family