Witold Rybczynski Quotes
There are scores of books offering 'solutions' to sprawl. Their authors would do well to read this book.
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I was in 'Goodwin Games,' which was canceled, and a few other things, so I kind of swore off television unless I was writing or producing it.
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What's happened is that the digital age has made photography more accessible to people. Everyone is a photographer. But to do it [photography] at a certain level, well, there's a skill to it. Still, it's a good time for photography now.
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Every time I come to Auburn it's nothing but love.
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Fixing is the illness model; acceptance is the identity model; which way any family goes reflects their assumptions and resources.
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The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.
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If anybody comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I've no problem shooting them.
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Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.
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I go for a walk in the forest of Fontainebleau. I get 'green' indigestion. I must get rid of this sensation into a picture. Green rules it. A painter paints to unload himself of feelings and visions.
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To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, to be late is to be forgotten.
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The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.
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I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.
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There are ten commandments, I've only broken three.
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I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me.
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I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And when a good business partner supports them from the side, it creates great synergy. When someone's trying to do both, I think the music gets bad and the business gets bad, too.
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Char Miller's lively, insightful account of the life and world of American forester Gifford Pinchot fills a vitally important gap in environmental and conservation history. Anyone captivated by the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation and development of the nation's natural heritage should read this engaging, carefully researched biography.
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I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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The term "rock" has, unfortunately, become appropriated by four-year-old girls and accountants. An accountant does something amazingly well on the stock exchange and his buddies high-five him: He's a rock star! A four-year-old girl learned to ride a bicycle: She's a rock star!
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There are scores of books offering 'solutions' to sprawl. Their authors would do well to read this book.
