"A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims."

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Source : Léon Krier (1998). “Architecture: Choice Or Fate”, p.91, Papadakis Publisher

Leon Krier

#Cities Quotes #Vision Quotes #Results Quotes

“The nearest approach to the infallible in literary judgment is represented in the colossal work of the teacher of all these three [Edmund Gosse, Edward Dowden and George Saintsbury], the greatest critic that ever lived - not an Englishman, but a Frenchman, the wonderful Sainte-Beuve.”
“I got to a point where kind of a oneness with everything and a great compassion. It teaches you compassion. It was a great, enlightening experience, a spiritual experience. Not particularly religious, but spiritual. It was great. I can still go there.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“If you want to knock down the wall between you and the life of your dreams, it's best to do it one brick at a time!”

Source : FaceBook post by Paul McKenna from Jun 12, 2016
“I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.”
“I never had one day that I didn't want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that day. I had a rigorous plan and schedule in place that I had to adhere to. It was a step-by-step process of slowly but surely inching toward the Olympic Games and using every day as a series of goals to be accomplished.”
“If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier.”
“You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves? I don't have that.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and gentle: black mulberry leaves turned as red as roses; pristine white acacia petals shed an enshrouding pale-green aura. Mild evening breezes made both the mulberry leaves and the acacia petals dance and whirl, filling the woods with a soft rustle.”

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