“The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time.” SaidBuildingMembersBuiltEastAll TimeTriumphArchitectAssociationGallery Author:J. Carter Brown
“In eloquence, the great triumphs of the art are when the orator is lifted above himself; when consciously he makes himself the mere tongue of the occasion and the hour, and says what cannot but be said. Hence the term "abandonment" to describe the self- surrender of the orator. Not his will, but the principle on which he is horsed, the great connection and crisis of events, thunder in the ear of the crowd.” ArtSaidSelfTermHoursPrinciplesEventsConnectionsEarsCrisisMereCrowdsTongueSurrenderOccasionsTriumphThunderAbandonmentEloquenceOrators Book:The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude Source: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and solitude
“[Australian Reserve Bank] Governor MacFarlane said recently when Paul Volcker broke the back of American inflation it's regarded as the policy triumph of the Western world. When I broke the back of Australian inflation they say, "Oh, you're the fellow that put the interest rates up." Am I not the same fellow that gave them the 15 years of good growth and high wealth that came from it?” WorldYearsSaidGrowthInterestWealthPolicyFellowsWesternRateBrokeTriumphGovernorsReservesInflationAustralianWestern WorldInterest Rate Author:Paul Keating