Building Quotes

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In April 2006, a Dutch court ordered that I leave my safe-home that I was renting from the State. The judge concluded that my neighbors… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it -… — Willie Aames
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture. — Lydia M. Child
Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru,… — Walter Chrysler
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. — Winston Churchill
The importance of building relationships among colleagues, of trying to create coalitions behind the issues that you are championing, was not something I ever had… — Hillary Clinton
It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period. — George Clooney
The preparation for building a series of thrillers based on a single character is kind of like the preparation for becoming a parent: The best… — Harlan Coben
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. — David Allan Coe
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. — Stephen Ambrose
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are. — Stephen Ambrose
But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security… — John Abizaid
In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe. — Tadao Ando
In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object… — Tadao Ando
Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see… — Tadao Ando
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're… — Tadao Ando
When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I… — Tadao Ando
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building… — Kofi Annan
I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of… — Corazon Aquino
Nation-building is never a 'done deal' confined to history already established. — Aberjhani

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