Leon Battista Alberti Quotes

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

Leon Battista Alberti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: February 14, 1404 - April 25, 1472

Topics

ChangeBeautyHarmonyWithoutWhole

Friends often tell me how much their grandchildren enjoy 'Are You Being Served?' It doesn't matter that they were not even born when it was broadcast, or that they belong to a very different world.

Jeremy Lloyd

MeWorldFriendsEnjoyYouBorn

We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others.

Stephen Hopkins

MusicOthersSourceNoneSomeUse

Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we've never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don't think easyJet competes with Virgin - we're in different areas.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

BusinessBestTogetherMeThink

In dancing, you can work hard and improve and see the results. With acting, you can work hard, and it's still luck of the draw.

Sonoya Mizuno

WorkLuckWork HardYouActingSee

So to recap: we may or may not be going to war with Iraq because Saddam may or may not have weapons of mass destruction, which he may or may not use, or pass to other terrorists groups with whom he may or may not have links.

Rory Bremner

WarDestructionMayPassGoingWhom

Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.

Rudyard Kipling

BeautifulGardeningSingingSitting

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

Mary Astell

ThinkSayMeanMustProfess

I have absolutely no doubts that the best for the U.K. is to stay in the European Union.

Miroslav Lajcak

BestStayUnionAbsolutelyDoubts

As an actress, it appeals to me because I love the idea of playing those in-between moments, the sort of behavioral stuff that one might not normally see.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

LoveMeMomentsSeePlayingStuff

To this day, I don't know what shapes a Hollywood career.

Dorothy McGuire

DayCareerKnowHollywoodShapes

There are great songs out there, and if I love them, and I know them, I'm going to sing them just because that's what songs are for.

Chris Stapleton

LoveGreatJust BecauseKnowOut

I did a lot of hiking and I loved it.

Ashley Judd

LovedHikingDidLot

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