Christopher Alexander Quotes
A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it.
Quotes to Explore
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By 2022, China is expected to cede the dubious distinction of being the world's most populous nation to India, according to the population division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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Like, radio is closer to a Tumblr, or a blog, or Twitter, than it is to television, I think.
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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
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It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.
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As always, I wrote songs. Some people cook or play sports. This is what I love to do. Sometimes I can't express myself that well in talk, so I write songs.
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It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.
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Within all of us is a divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need and desire.
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That's what happens in a good horror movie: there are always metaphors of greater subjects like humanity and empathy and compassion. It's not about the action and scary moments: You really care about these characters because they're mirrors of our own reflections.
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My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me to drop out of school and move out of our home, which not many parents would do.
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I just can't read music.
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Fame is a very strange animal.
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The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
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I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
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Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.
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I mean, I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.
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After a dark, violent age, the Piscean, we are entering a millennium of love and light in the words of the popular song the 'Age of Aquarius,' the time of the mind's true liberation.
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I never thought I would end up being an actress. I thought I really was going to do serious stuff like law or politics.
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I can't really put it in one sentence because although on one hand Preacher is about faith and yes it is also about, I suppose, the search for God, the search for faith and the manipulation and the abuse committed by figures in whom I suppose people have faith.
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I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.
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A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it.
