Construction Quotes

462 quotes by 403 authors

Every great man exhibits the talent of organization or construction, whether it be in a poem, a philosophical system, a policy, or a strategy. And… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The Nation State as such is totally a construction: what we feel for it in terms of habits, traditions, countryside or nature could exist without… — Janne Teller
I see,... and with the deepest affliction, the rapid strides with which the federal branch of our government is advancing towards the usurpation of all… — Thomas Jefferson
I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow… — Isambard Kingdom Brunel
We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action. — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included. — Major Owens
Homo Creator's testimony to the sound construction and fine finish of Deus Creatus. A popular form of abjection, having an element of pride. — Ambrose Bierce
The reader will find no figures in this work. The methods which I set forth do not require either constructions or geometrical or mechanical reasonings:… — Joseph-Louis Lagrange
We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution to fight to… — Mao Zedong
Aside from its importance to many branches of science, a knowledge of the oceans has a practical value for mankind. The intelligent development of our… — Paul J. H. Schoemaker
Having lasted for 4,000 years, the use of nature's materials to express ideas about nature may be expected to continue. The best garden designs are… — Tom Turner
There is, I think, no point in the philosophy of progressive education which is sounder than its emphasis upon the importance of the participation of… — John Dewey
I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals. — Gerrit Smith
The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent me… — Evangelista Torricelli
We would like to give special thanks to all those Americans who built the spacecraft; who did the construction, design, the tests, and put their… — Neil Armstrong
Girls learn to love and have sexual feelings in a position of low status, and the eroticization of powerlessness is a normal part of the… — Sheila Jeffreys
Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction. — Jo Nesbo
The brush is a more powerful and rapid tool than the point or the stump... the main thing that the brush secures is the instant… — Thomas Eakins
I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up. — Catherine Opie
I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of… — Nate Berkus

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