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Christopher Alexander Quotes

Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order, an order which presents itself very strongly in places that were built centuries ago.

Christopher Alexander

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: October 4, 1936

Topics

Today Environment Places Everyone

Who has not served cannot command.

John Florio

Cannot Command Who Served

At the end of the day, if you've got the great idea, and someone judges you've got the managerial capability, you'll probably get the backing for it.

John Caudwell

Great Day End Of The Day End Someone

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Andre Maurois

Illusion Lost Title Novel Every

The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

John McCain

Government People Help Crisis Why

Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world.

Amanda Lindhout

Positive Business Community Decision

Often, the disconnect between the marketing hype around a new product and what the product actually does is astounding.

Mitch Kapor

Marketing New Product Hype Between

The only really good piece of advice I have for my students is, 'Write something you'd never show your mother or father.' And you know what they say? 'I could never do that!'

Lorrie Moore

Good Father Mother Advice You Know

When I came to New York in 1949, there was already an entire fresh avant-garde film movement blooming in New York and California. It was a very, very exciting period!

Jonas Mekas

New York New California Movement

The Illuminati is just the evil, 'nameless' people who are behind governments.

Chuck D

People Evil Behind Just Who

'Bosch' itself - it has a huge fanbase already from the Michael Connelly books, so it was definitely intriguing because you know going in that there's all those people who will want to watch it, and I knew it was going to be a down-and-dirty, gritty, no-make-up part, so that was scary and yet so exciting.

Annie Wersching

People You Know Want Will Scary

Fast fashion, whilst having increased the accessibility of stylish clothes for millions, has unfortunately resulted in many horrific practises, such as child labour, that exploit millions of people around the world in poorer, developing countries. This something that has to change, and we can all start by reflecting on where our clothes come from.

Philomena Kwao

Change Child People Fashion Start

The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.

Penn Badgley

Girl Best World Gossip Say Kind