“Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.” MenCharacterWould BeExistenceMaterialsCircumstancesCreaturesMarkOne ManArchitectBricksPalacesWarehouseMortarVillaBricks And Mortar Book:The Works of Goethe Source: The Works of Goethe
“At each point in our lives, we are at a crossroads. We are the fruit of our past and we are the architects of our future... If you want to know your past, look at your present circumstances. If you want to know your future, look at what is in your mind.” IfsKnowsWantMindLooksPastOur LivesCircumstancesFruitOur FutureArchitectOur PastYour FutureYour PastCrossroadsReinvention Author:Matthieu Ricard
“There's no question here that every effort is made to earn as much money off tobacco as possible. At the same time, the same people who are doing everything they can to get every penny out of this product, are condemning its use, are bludgeoning and impugning its users, and denying them every day more and more places where they can legally use the product. In the process, they have been the architects of the black market. The people in charge of all this have themselves set the stage for black market circumstances to prosper and thrive.” PeopleBlackEffortCircumstancesThriveArchitectUsersTobacco Author:Rush Limbaugh