Martin Filler Quotes

The form a city assumes as it evolves over time owes more to large-scale works of civil engineering - what we now call infrastructure - than almost any other factor save topography.

Martin Filler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1948

Topics

TimeCityEngineeringNowMoreOver

I've never been much for becoming a member of a group.

Sue Hubbell

GroupNeverBecomingBeenMuch

I've made it clear - I'm not patient at all - several times.

Dolph Ziggler

PatientClearMadeTimesSeveral

It's sad that my daughter will get attention because of her daddy. I'm already watching her run around the house and pick up microphones. It's scary.

Bow Wow

DaughterSadAttentionHouseRunUp

Africa has lost its dream, and when people don't have a dream and don't pursue it, they flounder. People are shocked that I would move to Africa. But I say the place of greatest need is the place of greatest opportunity.

Bruce Wilkinson

OpportunityPeopleDreamPlaceLost

If someone criticizes my acting, they may be right.

William Shatner

SomeoneActingRightMayCriticizes

Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing.

Shia LaBeouf

LifeWorkTimeSomeoneYouLook

I want to run with the best, that's how I've always lived.

Tyson Gay

BestWantRunAlwaysLivedHow

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

Thomas Berger

KnowledgeScienceArtQuestions

I am every single day talking with and working with people in my district who are seeing their health care insurance costs go up five times, 105 percent, 300 percent, that are getting pay cuts, that are losing 40-hour workweeks, that are having to work two and three jobs.

Marsha Blackburn

WorkHealthDayI AmLosingPeople

Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It's such a bizarre experience. I don't think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you're probably not that good anymore.

Liev Schreiber

GoodExperienceThinkYouActing

The seas are the heart's blood of the earth.

Henry Beston

HeartEarthBloodSeas

Identity politics preaches a splintering of one large, collaborative group into competing vindictive ones - resulting in new, angry tribes whose central thesis is to not cooperate.

Greg Gutfeld

PoliticsAngryIdentityNewGroup

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