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

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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
  • World
  • India
  • China

• People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.

  

  Vikas Swarup
  • People
  • Want
  • More

• I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.

  

  Nathaniel Buzolic
  • Children
  • Want
  • Girl

• Like, radio is closer to a Tumblr, or a blog, or Twitter, than it is to television, I think.

  

  Ira Glass
  • Think
  • Television
  • Radio

• 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
  • World
  • School
  • Drama

• Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?

  

  Basil Bunting
  • Up
  • Age
  • Moment

• 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
  • Up
  • She
  • You

• 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
  • People
  • Up
  • Believe

• 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
  • People
  • Play
  • Write

• It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.

  

  Taslima Nasrin
  • Atheist
  • Unfair
  • Humanist

• Within all of us is a divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need and desire.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • Desire
  • Need
  • Divine

• 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
  • Good
  • Movie
  • Action

• 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
  • World
  • Music
  • School

• I just can't read music.

  

  Kate Smith
  • Music
  • Read
  • Just

• Fame is a very strange animal.

  

  Adam Lambert
  • Animal
  • Strange
  • Fame

• 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.

  

  Jack Welch
  • People
  • Believe
  • Important

• I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.

  

  Rafael Nadal
  • Tennis
  • Court
  • Only

• Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.

  

  Victoria Legrand Beach House
  • Find
  • Partner
  • Musical

• My intent is never to leave Latin music. I definitely still want to release bachata albums.

  

  Prince Royce
  • Music
  • Latin

• In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come over. I've tried writing in English, just for me, but it doesn't work. I've got to know everything about a culture, and I don't.

  

  Psy
  • Work
  • Writing
  • Culture

• Let us distinguish between acting intentionally and acting deliberately or on purpose, as far as this can be done by attending to what language can teach us.

  

  J. L. Austin
  • Done
  • Purpose

• I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's a funny line. If it's a funny moment, it's a funny moment.

  

  Kathy Baker
  • Funny
  • Comedy
  • Drama

• 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