Air Quote by W. H. Auden

“A skyscraper is the incarnate rebellion against the supposedly unattainable; against the mystery of altitude, against the otherworldliness of the cerulean.”

— Joseph Roth

“All people are standing; you got to standout! All people are breaking grounds; you got to breakthrough grounds! Don't settle for less; rise up…

— Israelmore Ayivor

The skyscrapers began to rise again, frailly massive, elegantly utilitarian, images in their grace, audacity and inconclusiveness, of the whole character of the people…

— Malcolm Muggeridge

“Skyscrapers! Unhealthy ugly giants! To live and work as close as to the land is a blessing! Remember, you are not a cloud! Come…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but…

— George Gershwin

“Sometimes standing for something is simply not enough......Espeacially when life blows you a mighty wind inwhich knocks you off of your feet or the…

— Tamika Barr

“The contest of world's tallest skyscraper is a childish thing. Whereas with similar budget, they could construct flying building.”

— Toba Beta

It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside,…

— Anonymous

There's a kind of beauty to a skyscraper.

— Lisa Joy

The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those buildings which…

— Ma Yansong

We are all blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth the making If it does not make the man.…

— Edwin Markham

A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel.

— Mason Cooley