For buildings and cities, poverty and neglect can be better preservatives than loving care.
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But the surest way to make something disappear is to start looking for it.
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If you actually want to make use of an object, you have to keep it visible.
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Sublime Spaces And Visionary Worlds: Built Environments Of Vernacular Artists, By Leslie Umberger, Erika Doss, Lisa Stone, Jane Bianco and Ruth Kohler. Princeton Architectural Press, 424 pages, 650 color plates and 100 black and white illustrations, 2007. ISBN 1-56898-728-5
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It’s only work department
You do not owe the company any share of your peace of mind.
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Dad’s one bit of life advice
If someone insists on picking up the check, let them. Do not argue.
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Even prompt people arrive late if they value their own time.
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Why things don’t work
Incompetence trumps intention.
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Intelligence is no impediment to the embrace of folly.
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A reason for Blackberries
A Blackberry’s best use is for the polite avoidance of conversation in elevators.
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