"The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age. ... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it is the dream, past and present, acknowledged or unacknowledged, of almost every architect."

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Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (2010). “On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change”, p.132, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Ada Louise Huxtable

#Dream Quotes #Past Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Itâ€™s the people who donâ€™t worryâ€”those who never have any doubts that what theyâ€™re doing is good and rightâ€”theyâ€™re the ones that cause the problems.”
“At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.'”
“How silly people were to eat. They thought they needed food for energy, but they didn't. Energy came from will, from self-control.”
“Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.”
“The leaves streamed down, trembling in the sun. They were not green, only a few, scattered through the torrent, stood out in single drops of green so bright and pure that it hurt the eyes; the rest were not a color, but a light, the substance of fire on metal, living sparks without edges. And it looked as if the forest were a spread of light boiling slowly to produce this color, the green rising in small bubbles, the condensed essence of spring. The trees met, blending over the road and the spots of sun on the ground moved with the shifting of the branches, like a conscious caress.”
“Follow your dreams, because you wouldn't want it so bad if you couldn't have it. The universe gives you these dreams because you can have them. If you're willing to work for it, you can have anything you want.”
“Bachelors know all about parties. In fact, a good bachelor is a living, breathing party all by himself. At least that is what my girlfriend said when she found the gin bottles under the couch. I believe her exact words were, "You're a disgusting, drunken mess." And that's a good description of a party, if it's done right.”
“The first sign on a declining civilization is a decline in the arts.”

Source : Diana Palmer (2011). “The Case of the Missing Secretary”, p.109, Harlequin

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