"No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get shot doing that."

-- Gordon Bethune

#Sticks Quotes #Shots Quotes #Trenches Quotes

“Don't be afraid of failure. Never fear it because there's always a lesson if you're open to it. There's always a lesson at the end of it. Always.”
“My stepfather used to run hotels all around the world.”
“Women, like men, ought to have their years so glutted with freedom that they hate the very idea of freedom.”
“The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.”
“Every Socialist outbreak only blazes new paths for Capitalism.”
“Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.”

Source : Nathanael Emmons (1842). “Works: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.22
“Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind. But actually it's ... about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly, witnessing it coming and going.”
“I think, you know, architecture should not just be something that follows up on events but be a leader of events ... by implementing an architectural action, you actually are making a transformation in the social fabric and in the political fabric. Architecture becomes an instigator.”

Source : "Without Walls: An Interview with Lebbeus Woods". Interview with Geoff Manaugh, www.bldgblog.com. October 3, 2007.

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