“It’s a beautiful, distinctive art, and shoes are like the foundations. If the foundations aren’t right, the building won’t stand upright, and if a woman’s balance isn’t right, nothing else is.” IfsArtBeautifulBuildingBalanceFoundationShoesDistinctive Author:Jimmy Choo
“To write music is to raise a ladder without a wall to lean it against. There is no scaffolding: the building under construction is held in balance only by the miracle of a kind of internal logic, an innate sense of proportion.” WritingKindBuildingWallBalanceMusic IsLogicMiracleRaisesProportionInternalsConstructionLaddersInnateScaffoldingUnder Construction Author:Arthur Honegger
“Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.” NeedsLevelsDemocracyBuildingBalanceFundamentalsBlockDecentClashBuilding Blocks Book:Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Source: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
“I was more of kind (who was better at) building businesses and selling them. That was a big thing for me. I was very good at that. I wasn't good as a boss. I was either your best friend or your worst enemy. I didn't balance the two very well. (So) I sold them.” WellsKindTwoBigsEnemyWorstBuildingBalanceVery GoodSellingBossBig ThingsWorst EnemyYour Best FriendBuilding A Business Author:Drew Waters
“My greatest passion has always been connecting with creative people, appreciating the artistic and discovering fresh perspectives on the world. I came on board to use my experience in building an international community of photographers, illustrators and video artists at iStockphoto who learned, grew and sold their work to millions around the world. Building a community that large requires personality, a keen sense of what both the contributing artists and the buying audience need, and an ability to balance both. I wanted very much to transfer those skills to the fine art world.” PeopleWorldArtArtistPassionCommunityAbilityAudienceCreativeBuildingPerspectivePersonalityBalanceAppreciatePhotographerArtisticCreative PeopleFine Arts Author:Bruce Livingstone
“I sketch literally all the time; constructing a collection is like building a family - you have to have a certain balance. I isolate myself - I need to be concentrated for this so I leave Paris, I leave to a place without a phone.” NeedsCertainBuildingBalancePhonesParisCollections Author:Christian Louboutin
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” LifeGivingShouldWritingHumansProblemMotivationalAbleScienceOrderDiesCultureFightingHuman BeingsKnowledgeLearningPlansAdviceDyingDesignBuildingWallBalanceComfortComputerProgramAccountsManagementAtheistSolveBonesShipsCooksMealsInsectsEquationsBadassInvasionSonnetButchersDiapersHogManureSpecializationTastyStranger In A Strange LandRenaissance Man Author:Robert A. Heinlein