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I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.

Alexander Hamilton (1850). “Correspondence. 1769-1789”, p.294

What you newspaper and magazine writers, who work in rabbit time, don't understand is that the practice of architecture has to be measured in elephant time.

Eero Saarinen (1962). “Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect”, New Haven : Yale University Press

From a hundred rabbits you can't make a horse.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (2014). “Crime and Punishment: English and Russian, Illustrated”, p.708

To appreciate art you’ve got to work at it a bit.

"Grayson Perry: 'To appreciate art you've got to work at it a bit'". Interview with Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2013.

The only proper way to eliminate bad habits is to replace them with good ones.

Jerome Hines (1997). “The Four Voices of Man”, p.4, Hal Leonard Corporation