Reason Quote by Patricia Piccinini

“7. “When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable,…

— Susan C. Young

“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though…

— Steve Jobs

Cardboard is another material that's ubiquitous and everybody hates, yet when I made furniture with it everybody loved it.

— Frank Gehry

I assume these structures are made for siting?

— Anna Banks

You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

When you're able to have foundational pieces in place it allows you the opportunity to build upon those foundational pieces.

— Matthew Slater

We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.

— Laozi

There's really no single component more important in a house than a strong foundation.

— Bryan Baeumler

In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I…

— John Wooden

The spine is best at bearing a load in an arch

— Mark Rippetoe

It is the stress that holds the structure up.

— P. K. Page