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Built Quotes

Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order, an order which presents itself very strongly in places that were built centuries ago Picture Quote #1

We need a grassroots movement and government policies and programs to change the food landscape and the built environment to give our children a chance to have happy, healthy successful lives Picture Quote #1

Nick Yablon ranges widely, from log cabins to skyscrapers and from Tocqueville to pulp fiction. He combines imaginative research with probing interpretation. Untimely Ruins offers fresh and challenging insights about the American built environment on nearly every page Picture Quote #1

The ecologist has a much more comprehensive and holistic view of the world. We’re looking at the natural environment as well as the human built environment and the connectivity between the two - how do the natural environment and the human-built environment interact and interface with each other Picture Quote #1

As a teenager, my father took me to the shows at the Architectural Association and to places like Milton Keynes back when it was first being built. But I couldn’t find anything for me. There seemed to be despair at the possibility of the built environment possessing any imagination in the real world Picture Quote #1

Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a very specific environment. But if that environment is changed, they won’t function at all Picture Quote #1

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A pig has a plow on the end of its nose because it does meaningful work with it. It is built to dig and create soil disturbance, something it can’t do in a concentrated feeding environment. The omnivore has historically been a salvage operation for food scraps around the homestead Picture Quote #1

The Kingdom is the love of God prevailing in politics, in business, in government, in media. It is all the impact of the laws of God creating a social environment where the strong help the weak, where those who have give to those who don’t. It’s a society where relationships are built on love Picture Quote #1

I don’t use any real vintage hardware any longer. That’s always been the object as far as gaining control of the studio environment, going back to when I built my first studio, Secret Sound, in New York City. The whole point was to not have to pay studio bills anymore and not be looking at the clock Picture Quote #1

In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn’t settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial Picture Quote #1

Donald Trump has built a business through hard times and through good times. He’s brought an extraordinary business acumen, he’s employed tens of thousands of people in America Picture Quote #1

McSweeney’s as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object Picture Quote #1

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GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America’s future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future Picture Quote #1

Luck never built a business. Prosperity and growth come only to the business that systematically finds and exploits its potential Picture Quote #1

I didn’t have a business degree. I didn’t have experience to work in somebody else’s office. I never built or ran a department. So I was on this journey, and when the time came to make a decision, I was just going with my gut Picture Quote #1

Most companies are built to execute today’s business model, not discover tomorrow’s Picture Quote #1

Pay-TV companies that built their businesses on the backs of local and network broadcast signals should pay a fair price for access to that high-value programming Picture Quote #1

I think if you look at the commonalities between eBay, PayPal and OpenTable, all three are businesses that built a network in a vertical. Network effect businesses are very attractive businesses Picture Quote #1

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Great businesses can be built on scale. I think Amazon has built a phenomenal commerce business largely on scale. Their network effect isn’t obvious to me, but boy, have they used scale effectively Picture Quote #1

This is a business built on promotion. We’ve been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years Picture Quote #1

Improvisation in the jazz sense - like the business sense - is not formless. It is built on a skill set. Jazz, for example, involves selecting a tune Picture Quote #1

The period from 2002 to 2007 was probably our best period. We created a strategy to build global scale, footprints in each of the geographies and dramatically built our international business Picture Quote #1

People have lots of money in super, but they have no money in the bank, and the super funds are not built to help people buy property Picture Quote #1

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It’s been very profitable and entertaining for me Picture Quote #1

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My father liked doing carpentry work, construction work, in the summer vacation. And so my mother designed a cabin, a log cabin, like a - it was like a Swiss chalet. I was twelve years old, and my father and I built it on a rocky point peninsula out into Lake Superior Picture Quote #1

When I was 24, I co-founded a company called Athenahealth which built the first Web-based software and back-office service suite for doctors’ offices Picture Quote #1

America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit Picture Quote #1

I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can’t cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself Picture Quote #1

I can’t just decide myself what’s being built. Someone decides what they want, then I work for them Picture Quote #1

We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We’re all going way beyond our expiration date Picture Quote #1

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Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order, an order which presents itself very strongly in places that were built centuries ago. (Built Quotes) We need a grassroots movement and government policies and programs to change the food landscape and the built environment to give our children a chance to have happy, healthy successful lives. (Built Quotes) Nick Yablon ranges widely, from log cabins to skyscrapers and from Tocqueville to pulp fiction. He combines imaginative research with probing interpretation. Untimely Ruins offers fresh and challenging insights about the American built environment on nearly every page. (Built Quotes) The ecologist has a much more comprehensive and holistic view of the world. We’re looking at the natural environment as well as the human built environment and the connectivity between the two - how do the natural environment and the human-built environment interact and interface with each other. (Built Quotes) As a teenager, my father took me to the shows at the Architectural Association and to places like Milton Keynes back when it was first being built. But I couldn’t find anything for me. There seemed to be despair at the possibility of the built environment possessing any imagination in the real world. (Built Quotes) Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a very specific environment. But if that environment is changed, they won’t function at all. (Built Quotes) A pig has a plow on the end of its nose because it does meaningful work with it. It is built to dig and create soil disturbance, something it can’t do in a concentrated feeding environment. The omnivore has historically been a salvage operation for food scraps around the homestead. (Built Quotes) The Kingdom is the love of God prevailing in politics, in business, in government, in media. It is all the impact of the laws of God creating a social environment where the strong help the weak, where those who have give to those who don’t. It’s a society where relationships are built on love. (Built Quotes) I don’t use any real vintage hardware any longer. That’s always been the object as far as gaining control of the studio environment, going back to when I built my first studio, Secret Sound, in New York City. The whole point was to not have to pay studio bills anymore and not be looking at the clock. (Built Quotes) In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn’t settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial. (Built Quotes) Donald Trump has built a business through hard times and through good times. He’s brought an extraordinary business acumen, he’s employed tens of thousands of people in America. (Built Quotes) McSweeney’s as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object. (Built Quotes) GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America’s future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future. (Built Quotes) Luck never built a business. Prosperity and growth come only to the business that systematically finds and exploits its potential. (Built Quotes) I didn’t have a business degree. I didn’t have experience to work in somebody else’s office. I never built or ran a department. So I was on this journey, and when the time came to make a decision, I was just going with my gut. (Built Quotes) Most companies are built to execute today’s business model, not discover tomorrow’s (Built Quotes) Pay-TV companies that built their businesses on the backs of local and network broadcast signals should pay a fair price for access to that high-value programming. (Built Quotes) I think if you look at the commonalities between eBay, PayPal and OpenTable, all three are businesses that built a network in a vertical. Network effect businesses are very attractive businesses. (Built Quotes) Great businesses can be built on scale. I think Amazon has built a phenomenal commerce business largely on scale. Their network effect isn’t obvious to me, but boy, have they used scale effectively. (Built Quotes) This is a business built on promotion. We’ve been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years. (Built Quotes) Improvisation in the jazz sense - like the business sense - is not formless. It is built on a skill set. Jazz, for example, involves selecting a tune. (Built Quotes) The period from 2002 to 2007 was probably our best period. We created a strategy to build global scale, footprints in each of the geographies and dramatically built our international business. (Built Quotes) People have lots of money in super, but they have no money in the bank, and the super funds are not built to help people buy property. (Built Quotes) My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It’s been very profitable and entertaining for me (Built Quotes) My father liked doing carpentry work, construction work, in the summer vacation. And so my mother designed a cabin, a log cabin, like a - it was like a Swiss chalet. I was twelve years old, and my father and I built it on a rocky point peninsula out into Lake Superior. (Built Quotes) When I was 24, I co-founded a company called Athenahealth which built the first Web-based software and back-office service suite for doctors’ offices. (Built Quotes) America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit (Built Quotes) I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can’t cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself. (Built Quotes) I can’t just decide myself what’s being built. Someone decides what they want, then I work for them. (Built Quotes) We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We’re all going way beyond our expiration date. (Built Quotes)

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