Quote by Havelock Ellis
The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that expre

The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person. The art of building, or architecture, is the beginning of all the arts that lie outside the person and in the end they unite. – Havelock Ellis

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Those persons who are burning to display heroism may rest assured that the course of social evolution will offer them every opportunity. – Havelock Ellis

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It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge. – Havelock Ellis

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There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether. – Havelock Ellis

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I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York. – Joseph Kosinski

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You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at its best. – Ben Nicholson

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In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, its modern architecture. – Nancy Banks Smith

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I dont believe in morality in architecture. – Michael Graves

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