"I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral."

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Source : "Architect Philip Johnson Dies at 98". www.foxnews.com. January 26, 2005.

Philip Johnson

#Looks Quotes #Thrill Quotes #Earth Quotes

“We write out of revenge against reality, to dream and enter the lives of others.”
“A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.”
“I used to live in New York and now I live in L.A., and somehow I've become a different person because of the air and what I see every day, and I think we all do.”
“Do you know how powerful you are?”

Source : "10 Quotes From Diddy’s Howard Commencement Speech" by Iyana Robertson, www.vibe.com. May 11, 2014.
“I'm gonna walk down the aisle in style and profile.”
“One thing most of us agree on is that the universe exists (people who deny that usually follow some trade other than science), so if some theoretical particle interaction would lead ultimately to the nonexistence of the universe, then you can save a lot of electricity by not trying to demonstrate it.”

Source : Joe Haldeman (1998). “Forever Peace”, p.24, Penguin
“I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate.”
“Set a new standard. Change reality. Break ground to something new and different. That achievement will live forever just because you WERE somebody special!”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.

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