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In short, the building becomes a theatrical demonstration of its functional ideal. In this romanticism, High-Tech architecture is, of course, no different in spirit-if totally different in form-from all the romantic architecture of the past. – Dan Cruickshank
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue. – Cornelius Tacitus
In the tranquillity of a garden, we detest the war and love the peace much more than any other places! – Mehmet Murat ildan
In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war, we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint. – Lyndon B. Johnson
In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power mental and moral excellence require peace and quiteness. – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Inner beauty is what encourages you to imagine building a life with someone. While outer beauty is the sweet adornment of such imagination.. – The wise Pharoah Moe
Instead of building castles against your enemies, build bridges for them to come to you! – Mehmet Murat ildan
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery Forbid it, Almighty God I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death – Patrick Henry
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me; give me liberty or give me death! – Patrick Henry
Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. The neighboring states do not deserve an inch of Israel's land. . . . We are ready for exchange for peace. – David Ben-Gurion
It has been said that God's gift is also indescribable because of the grace by which it is given. God, who is rich in mercy, gave the world the gift of His dear Son while we were at enmity with Him. Paul says 'But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us' (Rom. 58). Therefore, in Him we are freely given all things redemption, forgiveness of sins, righteousness, peace, hope, wisdom and knowledge. – Paul Sadler
It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces. – Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
It is difficult for intellect, technology, and peace to coexist. Not because peace is static where the other two require constant stimulation. Peace can embrace change. It is because we live in a world where intellect and technology compete for power. And peace does not allow for inequality or competition. – Andrea Scholer, author and philosopher
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andr Gide
It is essential to know that to be a happy person, a happy family, a happy society, it is very crucial to have a good heart, that is very crucial. World peach must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just the absence of violence but the manifestation of human compassion. – Dalai Lama, (in exile) Associated Press, 5/14/01
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever. – James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.
It is hard to let old beliefs go. They are familiar. We are comfortable with them and have spent years building systems and developing habits that depend on them. Like a man who has worn eyeglasses so long that he forgets he has them on, we forget that the world looks to us the way it does because we have become used to seeing it that way through a particular set of lenses. Today, however, we need new lenses. And we need to throw the old ones away. – Kenich Ohmae
It is within the families themselves where peace can begin. – Susan Partnow
It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. – Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944
Johnson himself turned out to be so many different characters he could have populated all of War and Peace and still had a few people left over. – Herbert Mitgang
Justice does not come from the outside. It comes from inner peace. – Barbara Hall
Knowing the universe will never deliver more than one can handle brings peace to even the strongest of minds. – Jeffner
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. – Mark Twain
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. – Robert J. Sawyer
Let him who desires peace prepare for war. – Flavius Vegetius Renatus

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