#ture

Hope had finally learned to live in the present. Often, when she found herself in a space of tremendous comfort, usually out in nature, or when her children were safe all around her and on the verge of going to bed, she forced herself to take stock. Here you are, Hope, she told herself. What a beautiful moment. You may never again be here at this spot, enjoying the calm. This habit of hers, to acknowledge the immediate and elusive joy of the present, kept her sane. ↗

— David Bergen

#calm #children #comfort #nature #age

But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#activity #architecture #behaviour #believe #change

Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional logic because the most interesting parts of the work are non-verbal. They operate within the terms of the work, like any art. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#architecture #art #autonomy #because #cannot

I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. That's impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#any #architects #architecture #called #could

Scientific reality is the modern human condition, and you can see that in the symbolic nature of my work. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#human #human condition #modern #nature #reality

So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part I am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#art #aspect #autonomy #aware #counter

You might say that when you step inside, you're entering a honorific space, but that's something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#comes #deepest #different #effect #entering

My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#family #feel #future #i #i feel

One of the matters that must be addressed is that Rwanda and Uganda have to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We're also supporting processes to ensure that the political dialogue among the Congolese themselves takes place so that the people there can decide their future. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#also #among #congo #decide #democratic

I don't know, I like to go on really different types of dates. Going someplace new or some new part of the city, something that's not your average thing. Something where you just go have an adventure together. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#average #city #dates #different #different types