Arthur Erickson Quotes

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.

Arthur Erickson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I'm consistently asked how I keep a foot in two contrasting worlds - one in the entertainment industry, predicated on wealth and indulgence, and the other in humanitarian work. To me, it's less of a question of how can you do this, and more a question of how can you not?

Meghan Markle

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The 'Broken Destiny' series will be a trilogy, with each book releasing about a year apart.

Jeaniene Frost

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Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.

John Wanamaker

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I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'

Tony Kushner

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As an entertainer, Justin Timberlake has learned from the past. He can cradle a mic stand like Elvis Presley, move like Michael Jackson, and swoon like Frank Sinatra.

Roger Stone

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I can't tell you the number of times in high school I was allowed to be disappointed for not making the grade; it's a part of life. So the young students who are being taught by radical leftists in this country today are going to end up growing up in a world for which they are totally unprepared and unequipped.

Rush Limbaugh

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But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.

Rowan Atkinson

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Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.

Michael Strahan

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In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.

Liu Xiaobo

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Even though Haitian women are considered the 'poto mitan' - the 'central pillars' of the family and their communities - they are often the most underserved members of already poor communities.

Christy Turlington

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I'm pretty interested in documentary film, and I'd watch almost anything. At some point, I stumbled upon 'shoot interviews' and found out that wrestlers were now talking openly about things that were going on in wrestling that we as viewers were not privy to. This fascinated me.

Box Brown

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All couples have been told to schedule regular one-on-one time. 'Date night' is the default answer to most problems in modern marriages. And research backs this up.

Bruce Feiler

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