"There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way."

-- Christopher Alexander

#Home Quotes #Past Quotes #Men Quotes

“I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible”
“It is not impossible to suppose that in this case our luminary was taken in the act...”
“I'm a great cleaner. I'm actually kind of addicted to cleaning. I could clean anything.”
“When you decide firmly to lead a clean life, chastity will not be a burden on you: it will be a crown of triumph.”
“I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.”

Source : "Sunday Interview -- Corazon Aquino/ The former president of the Philippines reflects on losing a husband to the cause they believed in, the revolution that later swept her to power and the difficulties of ruling in a democracy". Interview With Benjamin Pimentel, www.sfgate.com. February 18, 1996.
“A crude mind could easily think: something is valid, therefore it is true.”
“Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.”
“All choices are illusions, or if they are not illusions their strength is illusory, for one choice must contend with the choices of all the other men and women deciding anything in that moment.”

You may also like:

Erich Gamma
Author
Jane Jacobs
Journalist
Kent Beck
Software Engineer
Leon Krier
Architect
Peter Eisenman
Architect
Robert Venturi
Architect
Sarah Susanka
Architect
Ward Cunningham
Computer programmer
Chris Alexander
Minister resident