#way

I was always interested in figuring things out. I'd do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together. ↗

— Alan Alda

#around #combining #experiments #figuring #found

What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I'm writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer. ↗

— Alan Alda

#actor #always #doing #get #good

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

It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are themselves as ancient in their form, as the trees and hills, and as our faces are. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#ancient #anyone #beautiful #beautiful places #buildings

I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do. ↗

— Namie Amuro

#available #choice #decision #doing #had

I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#adventure #best #best way #decided #i

Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#allows #central #device #express #feelings

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#empty #far #favors #form #fortune

I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation. ↗

— Sasha Alexander

#always #any #because #enough #good

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve. ↗

— Edward Albee

#always #anything #democracy #deserve #end