Building Quotes

3027 Building quotes by 2084 unique authors

The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in… — Robert Collier
Faith is building on what you know is here so that you can reach what you know is there. — Cullen Hightower
If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing Double Dahlias in his… — Unknown Author
I think there is a serious corruption in the idea sold through advertising that you can attain spiritual peace through lifestyle and the notion of… — Edward Norton
Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings… — Norman Vincent Peale
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond… — Peter Drucker
I do not apologize for advertising. I think it is as vital to the preservation of freedom in my country as the free exercise of… — Unknown Author
Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform. — George W. Bush
It is not "forgive and forget" as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but "forgive and go forward," building on the mistakes of the past… — Alan Paton
Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings. — Jane Jacobs
It is absurd and anti-life to be a part of a system that compels you to listen to a stranger reading poetry when you want… — John Taylor Gatto
Humor, to be comprehensible to anybody, must be built upon a foundation with which he is familiar. If he can't see the foundation the superstructure… — Mark Twain
Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood. — Daniel Goleman
Of true knowledge at any time, a good part is merely convenient, necessary indeed to the worker, but not to an understanding of his subject:… — Jacques Barzun
Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building… — Kofi Annan
Remember that consciousness is power. Consciousness is education and knowledge. Consciousness is becoming aware. It is the perfect vehicle for students. Consciousness-raising is pertinent for… — Yuri Kochiyama
Anytime a person can play the blues, he has a soul and he has a 'lift' to play anything else he wants to play. It's… — Jimmy Rushing
power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to… — Robert M. Gates
There are astonishing stories of heroism not only in preventing bloodshed, but in building understanding which lasts. — Scilla Elworthy
The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a mater-architect; in… — Hubert H. Humphrey
Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is. — Kofi Annan
Alas! those good old days are gone, when a murderer could wipe the stain from his name and soothe his trouble to sleep simply by… — Mark Twain
Building up arms is not a substitute for diplomacy. — Samuel Pisar
I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and… — Max Born
Travelling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy. — Fanny Burney

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