Allan Jacobs famous quotes

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  • It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.

  • The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

  • Thanks be to God, not--only for 'rivers of endless joys above, but for 'rills of comfort here below.'

  • That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them. I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I'll catch up.

  • There is a percentage of people who want to be a little bit outside their comfort zone and I am one of them, someone who lives on the edge.

  • The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.

  • I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker

  • The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

  • I have my own production company called Urban Dreams.

  • Urban nature is like living with mass conditions. It sometimes feels like a myth & you are its scribe.