“In the creation of a garden, the architect invites the partnership of the Kingdom of Nature. In a beautiful garden the majesty of nature is ever present, but it is nature reduced to human proportions and thus transformed into the most efficient haven against the aggressiveness of contemporary life.” HumansBeautifulBeautyHavensDesignCreationGardenKingdomsContemporaryProportionInvitesArchitectTransformedEfficientPartnershipMajestyAggressivenessContemporary Life Author:Luis Barragan
“Fly fishing is the most beautiful way of trying to catch a fish; not the most efficient, just as ballet is the most beautiful way of moving the body between between two points, not the most direct. Fly fishing is to fishing as ballet is to walking.” WayTryingTwoBodyBeautifulMovingSeaWalkingRiversDirectFishesBoatLakesFishingBalletEfficientFly Fishing Author:Howell Raines
“To the degree it is efficient, a spaceship is elegant and beautiful.” BeautifulDegreesEfficientElegantSpaceships Author:Vanna Bonta