78 Quotes About Towers

  • Author Diogenes
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    Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing.

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  • Author Dennis Farina
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    When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they were going to take out, and Ed told them no. I don't think they can deny the towers were a part of New York.

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  • Author Martin Filler
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    The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic image of the tower itself - leads to elevator cabs inlaid with exotic woods in fanciful patterns. The entire route from street to office is invested with ceremony, dignity, and delight.

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  • Author Martin Filler
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    The skyscraper style first advocated by Louis Sullivan - a tower of strongly vertical character with clear definitions among base, shaft, and crown - has remained remarkably consistent throughout the history of this building type.

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  • Author Norman Foster
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    Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations of people in its skyscrapers. Its also, of course, the place where every architect wants to build his tower.

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  • Author Graham Greene
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    Unfortunately the innocent are always involved in any conflict. Always, everywhere, there is some voice crying from a tower.

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  • Author Lou Gehrig
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    When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed - that's the finest I know.

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