Arthur Erickson Quotes

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself.

Arthur Erickson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: June 14, 1924 - May 20, 2009

Topics

SpiritualSpacePerformanceImpact

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice.

Jennifer Granholm

SacrificeDinnerSmallThanksgiving

If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time.

Michael Chang

TimeYouQuitEasierSecondOnce

My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.

Troy Polamalu

IdentityMeHairBecomeAlmostPart

We need a new generation of leaders who will promote policies that will foster economic growth and alleviate the middle class squeeze, defend America's national security against those who threaten our people, reform the culture of Washington, D.C., and reassert the constitutional principles that make our country unique.

Ron DeSantis

GrowthCulturePeopleGenerationNew

I think of fiction as the highest calling. I'm kind of addicted to it. It's the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life.

Ruth Reichl

LifeMeThinkMy LifeKindHard

There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind.

Mitt Romney

PeopleMindAmbitionGoPersonal

They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal. We didn't sense that there was a hesitation about it. But things change.

Jean Charest

PositiveChangeOperationsHesitation

The most cherished and sacred moments of our lives are those filled with the spirit of love.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

LoveMomentsSpiritSacredMostOur

We've been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that's the right thing for society.

Bryan Cranston

SmileBe KindSocietySelfishNice

Being knee-deep in sadness or suffering and refusing to look down - to me, that represents something more powerful than someone who's never gone through difficulty.

Arca

SufferingMeSadnessPowerfulLook

It's possible to fund companies for $100,000 and find out rather quickly whether or not the idea they are pursuing has merit. Scientists now work much faster.

Arvind Gupta

WorkFindNowPossibleOutIdea

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

William James

LifeWorthLivingWorth LivingLiver

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