Buildings Quotes

577 Buildings quotes by 444 unique authors

Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings. — Richard Dawkins
The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather the… — Helen Keller
You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I'll build the business right back again. — Henry Ford
When Maryam Babangida and Mariam Abacha built the Women Centre and the National Hospital they did not carry the buildings when they left government. I… — Patience Jonathan
. . . a jostling scrum of office buildings so mediocre that the only way you ever remember them is by the frustration they induce… — Prince Charles
No sort of defense is needed for preaching outdoors, but it would take a very strong argument to prove that a man who has never… — William Booth
There was a time in our past when one could walk down any street and be surrounded by harmonious buildings. Such a street wasn't perfect,… — Jonathan Hale
In reality some images or drawings have a greater impact than many buildings that are built. — Emilio Ambasz
Buildings should be good neighbours. — Unknown Author
When everybody owns something, nobody owns it, and nobody has a direct interest in maintaining or improving its condition. That is why buildings in the… — Milton Friedman
Interest rates are going to go up because employment is going to go up. If employment goes up, then our apartments get filled. And if… — Sam Zell
In the 21st century, hundreds of millions-and eventually billions-of human beings will transform their buildings into power plants to harvest renewable energies on site, store… — Jeremy Rifkin
First, we must stop wasting energy. A quarter of the UK's carbon emissions come from the home. Our housing stock - the oldest in Europe… — Chris Huhne
Your machinery is beautiful. Your society people have apologized to me for the envious ridicule with which your newspapers have referred to me. Your newspapers… — Oscar Wilde
People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And I was told, "This is… — Wangari Maathai
All of us should remember that the federal government is not some mysterious institution comprised of buildings, files and paper. The people are the government.… — Ronald Reagan
Until we go through it ourselves, until our people cower in the shelters of New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere while the buildings… — William L. Shirer
Why has mankind had such a craving to be imposed upon? Why this lust after imposing creeds, imposing deeds, imposing buildings, imposing language, imposing works… — D. H. Lawrence
Everyone must be clear that business as usual is not an option. Most of us live in buildings erected long before we were born and… — Margaret Beckett
People get work done, not buildings, not staffs in a generic sense, and not plans, but people — Colin Powell
Houses were knocked down... enormous heaps of earth and clay thrown up; buildings that were undermined and shaking, propped up by great beams of wood...… — Charles Dickens
I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out -… — Ron Ben-Israel
Layering and changeability: this is the key, the combination that is worked into most of my buildings. Occupying one of these buildings is like sailing… — Glenn Murcutt
Not to sound rude, but [acting] is stupid. Everybody’s like, ‘How can you remain with a level head?’ And I’m like, ‘Why would I ever… — Jennifer Lawrence
Evolution is just a theory? Well, so is gravity and I don't see you jumping out of buildings. — Richard Dawkins

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