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What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its

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

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We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward. – Arthur Erickson

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

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architecture
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No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of natures ecosystems. – Arthur Erickson

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As Geography without History seemeth a carkasse without motion; so History without Geography wandreth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation. – John Smith

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Human history in essence is the history of ideas. – H. G. Wells

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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace. – Bernard Baruch

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The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living. – James Robertson

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To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. – Ivan Turgenev

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Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. – Abraham Lincoln

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I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because theyre good or there because theyre lucky. – Katharine Hepburn

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When I sing, I feel like when youre first in love. Its more than sex. Its that point two people can get to they call love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but its gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills. – Janis Joplin

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