Great Architectural Quotes

#1. She well knew the great architectural secret of decorating her constructions, and never descended to construct a decoration.

Anthony Trollope

#2. The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it.

Susan Faludi

#3. The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell architectural styles.

Ilona Andrews

#4. As regards my own 'philosophy,' I continue to be inspired by the music, liturgy and architectural tradition of the Anglican Church in which I was brought up. No one can fail to be uplifted by great cathedrals - such as that at Ely, near my home in Cambridge.

Martin Rees

#5. I remember the first time I had sex. I wore a cape and goggles ... because I didn't know.

Eugene Mirman

#6. The wise warrior avoids the battle.

Sun Tzu

#7. Infidelity, cheating is the easiest, stupidest, dumbest thing you can do.

Joy Browne

#8. The sea is the universal sewer.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

#9. Remember: if you see something, say nothing, and drink to forget.

Cecil Baldwin

#10. Not even the most secular among us can fail to be uplifted by Christianity's architectural legacy - the great cathedrals. These immense and glorious buildings were erected in an era of constricted horizons, both in time and in space.

Martin Rees

#11. I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not Lidar-based. However, it is also possible that we do something jointly with Google.

Elon Musk

#12. Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.

Mikhail Bakunin

#13. In all of his products, technology would be married to great design, elegance, human touches and even romance.

Walter Isaacson

#14. I can always make things longer than I intend for them to be, but cutting things down is just brutal. It's like cutting off your fingers every time you lose a word.

Stephenie Meyer