"Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived."

-- Martin Filler

#Architecture Quotes #Weak Quotes #Hearted Quotes

“Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.”
“Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation”
“We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so.”
“The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off. Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off - and they are nearly always doing it.”

Source : Frances Hodgson Burnett, General Press (2016). “The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition)”, p.52, GENERAL PRESS
“I shudder to think. I might wear lace collars and laugh flower petals and pearls. People might try to pat me. I see them think it. My height triggers the puppy-kitten reflex- Must touch-and I've found that since you can't electrify yourself like a fence, the next best thing is to have murderer's eyes.”
“Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.”
“I'm a regular Joe...I just have the unique ability to accessorize.”
“Two thirds of federal disaster aid is weather related,and though we cannot prevent bad weather, we are getting better at predicting it. The Commerce Department's NDRI will help save lives and protect property. We will be working closely with FEMA, the Interior Department and other federal agencies, with state and local governments and with our nation's businesses.”

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