Public Buildings Quotes

13 quotes by 13 authors

• When night falls over Washington, D.C., memorials, public buildings, and broad avenues become ethereal shapes in soft light and shadow. Floodlights, piercing the darkness, etch… — Volkmar Wentzel
• For the Spartans, it wasn’t walls or magnificent public buildings that made a city; it was their own ideals. In essence, Sparta was a city… — Bettany Hughes
• I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules. — Jean-Pierre Raffarin
• Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle… — Ambrose Bierce
• No, I'll take responsibility for my own life, I am going to make a decision. And you know, to this day, I would raise flags… — Gloria Steinem
• The Texas Energy Office's Loan Star Program has reduced building energy consumption and taxpayers' energy costs through the efficient operation of public buildings, saving taxpayers… — Rosa DeLauro
• In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings. — Stephen Gardiner
• I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their… — Frank Gehry
• For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, the demand that… — Kurt Vonnegut
• The lanes and streets of the city being set out, the choice of sites for the convenience and use of the state remains to be… — Vitruvius
• In the event of fire in any of the public buildings troops would be of vast service in the protection of public property, and should… — Thomas L. Smith
• There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable. — Toyo Ito
• I did not find Liverpool ugly. Her stately public buildings, broad streets, public squares, and noble statues redeem her from the charge. — M E W Sherwood

Who Wrote These Public Buildings Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 13 Public Buildings Quotes as follows:

• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Frank Gehry
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Kurt Vonnegut
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Vitruvius
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Thomas L. Smith
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Toyo Ito
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by M E W Sherwood
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Volkmar Wentzel
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Bettany Hughes
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Jean-Pierre Raffarin
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Gloria Steinem
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Rosa DeLauro
• 1 Public Buildings Quote by Stephen Gardiner