Christopher Alexander Quotes

In short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: the larger patterns in which it is embedded, the patterns of the same size that surround it, and the smaller patterns which are embedded in it.

Christopher Alexander

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WorldShortSameSizePatternsOnly

My daughter loves stories about my childhood, and we both love discussing women's issues. She's a wise and mature ten-year-old.

Jeffrey Zeldman

LoveWomenDaughterChildhoodWise

There is no ground on which House Republican leaders should compromise until Democrats are finally ready to give up their spending addiction.

John Fleming

CompromiseHouseReadyAddictionUp

My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Poppy, had us each write a 'novel,' whatever that meant to us. It must have been 10 pages long, and we bound it and colored the front. And she wrote on mine, 'I can't wait till your real novel comes out. Give me a call.'

Andrew Sean Greer

TeacherMeWaitLongWriteShe

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.

John Ruskin

GreatPersonSculptorOnlyPainter

I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something in order to prove to other people what I can do.

Steve Carell

PeopleComedyDoingI CanDrama

I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.

Jay Kay

NowRightStageLittleGetKnee

People ask me, 'What's your next film?' And I never know.

Christopher Guest

PeopleMeKnowNeverAskNext

I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.'

Claudio Ranieri

DogLoveGoodPizzaWaitDinner

It's a lot easier to find a friend on television than love.

Brody Jenner

LoveFriendTelevisionFindEasier

And in fact, I think one of the best guides to telling you who you are, and I think children use it all the time for this purpose, is fantasy.

Peter Shaffer

ChildrenTimeBestPurposeThink

Around here, manana seems to be the busiest day of the week. We never seem to get there.

Pete Gallego

DayWeekNeverSeemHereGet

Brands started calling me out of the blue as I racked up over 5 million views on YouTube. And now I make my living being what they call a 'lifestyle and travel influencer.'

Shenaz Treasury

TravelBlueMeNowLifestyleLiving

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