Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.

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

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other.

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.

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.

The old Old winds that blew When chaos was, what do They tell the clattered trees that I Should weep?

And she was well-enough acquainted with loneliness to understand that the worst part wasn't having nobody caring for you - it was having nobody to care for.

life is too short so no need to shorten it with sadness

The two kinds of people on earth that I mean Are the people who lift and the people who lean.

I'm not a great believer in the power of the moving image. A still image has greater lasting power.

I'm a Midwesterner! Not being able to have a cheeseburger once in a while would be torture!

About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.

The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that.

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well.

Not to forget, you are speaking with General Yasser Arafat. It's true that I am an engineer. But also I am a general. And I am religious. I believe that no one can approach me except God.