“The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.” Has BeensBeautifulCompanyEconomyDefenseLocalsConstructionArchitectDozenHugSpySpecialistsEnrichingContractorConstruction Company Book:Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Source: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
“Those who largely rely on their hands and the beautiful or shocking traces of the imagination that they leave on the canvas ...CONCRETE... one builds a picture.” HandsBeautifulImaginationRelyConstructionConcreteCanvasShocking Author:Pierre Alechinsky
“Nature is purposeless. Nature simply is. We may find nature beautiful or terrible, but those feelings are human constructions. Such utter and complete mindlessness is hard for us to accept. We feel such a strong connection to nature. But the relationship between nature and us is one-sided. There is no reciprocity. There is no mind on the other side of the wall.” FeelsMindHumansMayHardFeelingsBeautifulStrongSidesAcceptingWallTerribleConnectionsConstructionReciprocityOne SidedStrong Connection Author:Alan Lightman
“The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated, except by those whose feelings are withered by vitiated society. Holy, simple, and beautiful in its construction, it is the emblem of all we can imagine of fidelity and truth.” ChildrenFeelingsBeautifulMotherSimpleImagineHolyPureTiesLinksConstructionFidelityWitheredEmblemsMother And ChildImmaculateSimple And Beautiful Author:Washington Irving
“I really love Paul Smith. And Chrome Hearts. They make the most beautiful, high-end leather and outerwear and jewelry you've ever seen. But I'm not a big fan of shopping. I certainly am a fan of clothes and especially people that put time into the construction of them.” PeopleHeartEndsBigsBeautifulFansClothesShoppingConstructionJewelryLeatherChrome Author:Dean Winters
“Logic, like language, is partly a free construction and partly a means of symbolizing and harnessing in expression the existing diversities of things; and whilst some languages, given a man's constitution and habits, may seem more beautiful and convenient to him than others, it is a foolish heat in a patriot to insist that only his native language is intelligible or right.” MenMayMeanSeemsBeautifulLanguageGivenExpressionHabitDiversityLogicConstitutionFoolishHeatNativeConstructionPatriotConvenientNative Language Author:George Santayana
“There are two styles of walls "opus reticulatum," now used by everybody and the ancient style called "opus incertum." Of these, the reticulatum looks better, but its construction makes it likely to crack. On the other hand, in the opus incertum, the rubble lying in courses and imbricated, makes a wall which though not beautiful, is stronger.” LooksTwoHandsBeautifulUsedLyingCoursesStyleWallStrongerAncientCracksConstructionRubble Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio