If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built.

Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy.

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.

Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.

Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly.

For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods.

All machinery is derived from nature, and is founded on the teaching and instruction of the revolution of the firmament.

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.

There will be no propriety in the spectacle of an elegant interior approached by a low mean entrance.

Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.

The interesting thing about averages is that they hide the truth very effectively.

I feel like theres so many people out there who have the kids in the palm of their hand, listening but there are so few people saying something

I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my ability.

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

Anti-clericalism and non-belief, have their bigots just as orthodoxy does.

Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't

A republic - if you can keep it - is about limitation, and for good reason, because we are mortal and our actions are imperfect.

I didnt grow up drawing runway models and deciding what they should wear.