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.Christopher Alexander
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.
Barbara Demick -
People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
Vikas Swarup -
Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
Imelda Staunton -
Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
Basil Bunting -
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.
Pam Brown -
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.
Rafael Correa
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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.
Yael Naim -
It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.
Taslima Nasrin -
Within all of us is a divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need and desire.
Wayne Dyer -
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.
Edgar Ramirez -
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.
Ed Sheeran -
I just can't read music.
Kate Smith
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Fame is a very strange animal.
Adam Lambert -
I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
Rafael Nadal -
Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.
Victoria Legrand Beach House -
I mean, I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
Karl Pilkington -
It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible.
Jacki Weaver -
I always admired Hugh Jackman as an actor in movies but also in theatre because I'm a big fan of Broadway musicals.
Tao Okamoto
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When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session.
Jonah Lomu -
In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return.
John Caudwell -
Susan had an earnest soul, a conscience tending to morbidity.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton -
I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.
Jane Campion -
I was co-editor of the magazine called The Jazz Review, which was a pioneering magazine because it was the only magazine, then or now, in which all the articles were written by musicians, by jazz men. They had been laboring for years under the stereotype that they weren't very articulate except when they picked up their horn.
Nat Hentoff -
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.
Christopher Alexander