Martin Filler One of the most persistent images in American urbanism is that of the proverbial city on a hill, as first envisioned on these shores by the Puritan John Winthrop, via the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. – Martin Filler American Quotes City Quotes Envisioned Quotes Gospel Quotes Hill Quotes Images Quotes John Quotes Matthew Quotes Persistent Quotes Proverbial Quotes Puritan Quotes Saint Quotes Shores Quotes Urbanism Quotes Winthrop Quotes Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard. Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers’s Centre Georges Pompidou of 1971-1977 – the true prototype of the modern museum as popular architectural spectacle – wound up costing so much more than planned that the French government solved the shortfall by cutting support for several regional museums.
Lindsey Graham We have gutted our ability to detect the next attack. And I would not stand for that as president of the United States. – Lindsey Graham
Grant Imahara I think it’s something you’re born with – the desire to know how things work inside. – Grant Imahara
Curtis Jones It’s like James Brown used to say… I don’t know, but whatever I play it’s got to be funky. – Curtis Jones
David Grann I think you get into trouble as an author and a journalist when, rather than owning the gaps, you try to elide them. – David Grann
Louis van Gaal I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important. – Louis van Gaal
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