When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.

Stu Mittleman

Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness.

Baron William Henry Beveridge

Death does not concern me. He who takes his first step uses perhaps his last shoes. (Halmalo)

Victor Hugo

My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.

Richard Rogers

People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

Jeremy Collier

One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.

James Buchan

When fish experience something that would cause other animals physical pain, they behave in ways suggestive of pain, and the change in behaviour may last several hours.

Peter Singer

The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.

Lester Bangs

Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.

Giacomo Casanova

Avoiding the phrase I don't have time..., will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life.

Bo Bennett

Everyone has taste, yet it is more of a taboo subject than sex or money. The reason for this is simple: claims about your attitudes to or achievements in the carnal and financial arenas can be disputed only by your lover and your financial advisers, whereas by making statements about your taste you expose body and soul to terrible scrutiny. Taste is a merciless betrayer of social and cultural attitudes. Thus, while anybody will tell you as much (and perhaps more than) you want to know about their triumphs in bed and at the bank, it is taste that gets people's nerves tingling.

Stephen Bayley

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Benjamin Disraeli