It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.

  • -- David Allan Coe 大卫艾伦寇

你不应该只看建筑物的美;基础的建设将经受住时间的考验。

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I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time.

我从未想过要成为一名音乐喜剧明星。首先,他们会认为我太高了,因为我身高五英尺八英寸半,那时他们都是在工作室里跑来跑去的小东西。

In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended.

在部落组织中,即使在和平时期,对部落或国家的服务也凌驾于一切自我追求之上;在战争中,为部落或国家服务变得至高无上,个人自由被暂停。

Why can't we have those curves and arches that express feeling in design? What is wrong with them? Why has everything got to be vertical, straight, unbending, only at right angles - and functional?

为什么我们不能在设计中使用曲线和拱门来表达情感呢?他们怎么了?为什么所有的东西都必须是垂直的、笔直的、不弯曲的,只有在直角的时候才有用?

Architecture in general is frozen music.

建筑一般是凝固的音乐。