"I'm afraid what we are building today will not have the same impact and sustainability of the architecture of a 100, 500 or 1,000 years ago. The buildings of those days were miracles. We don't perform such miracles today. So we should be a little more modest. For my part, I'll be glad to show one of my buildings one day to my grandchildren and say: I'm proud of that."

-- Zhang Xin

#Grandchildren Quotes #Impact Quotes #Years Quotes

“Learning to drive in Canberra is pretty easy and I had great teachers in my parents.”
“Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.”
“Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.”

Source : "There’s Poetry About Beyoncé Now—And It’s Amazing". Interview With Becca Andrews, www.motherjones.com. February 15, 2017.
“I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.”
“By ' patriotism ' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life , which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force on other people.”
“The 21st century is a really terrible time to be a control freak,”
“If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.”

Source : Michael Phelps (2012). “No Limits: The Will to Succeed”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
“You run a major risk when you assume that you alone have all the answers: You don't, and that's okay. You don't have to be afraid to admit there are certain things you either don't like to do or aren't any good at. You reach a goal by covering all your bases, and you cover all your bases by hiring good people.”

Source : Georgette Mosbacher (1994). “Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve”, Touchstone

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