Philippa Gregory Quote

God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.

Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point...

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the fu...

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying.

On the other hand it is possible that human control over the machines may be retained. In that case the average man may have control over certain private machines of his own, such as his car of his pe...

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.

An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag their ego to the mud.