“At the beginning God said: "Let there be light," and light was, and light is, and light shall be. So Christianity is rolling on, and it is going to warm all nations, and all nations are to bask in its light. Men may shut the window-blinds so they cannot see it, or they may smoke the pipe of speculation until they are shadowed under their own vaporing; but the Lord God is a sun!” MenMaySaidLightNationsChristianityLordSunWindowWarmSmokeRollingSpeculationPipeGoing To WarLord God Book:Sin: A Series of Popular Discourses Source: Sin: A Series of Popular Discourses
“Clerks in downtown hotels were said to be asking guests whether they wished the room for sleeping or jumping. Two men jumped hand-in-hand from a high window in the Ritz. They had a joint account.” MenSaidTwoHandsSleepRoomsWindowAccountsAskingHotelGuestsJumpingJointsHand In HandDowntownClerksRitz Book:THE GREAT CRASH 1929 Source: THE GREAT CRASH 1929
“My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'” IfsThinkingFirstsSaidMotherGirlHeardKingsWindowRoundsSecondsLunchSkirtsChelseaArses Author:Michael Caine
“There's a tolerance and this is a really big thing when it comes to really increasing the whole sense of getting something done and boosting the economy. Obviously not everything is going to be a bonanza, some things are going to be awful, but wouldn't it be great if we had a fantastic window dresser to do something with those windows on Fairfield green and those Victoria's Secret windows. I love girls in bras in panties, but these are just mannequins. Wouldn't it be great if some local artists got together and said, "Hey, Victoria's Secret, let's do something!" We need that.” IfsNeedsSaidDoneWholeBigsTogetherArtistGirlSecretEconomyWindowGreenToleranceLocalsAwfulHeyFantasticBig ThingsUnderwearVictoriaBrasPantiesDressersVictoria's Secret Author:Tina Weymouth
“When HSBC took the painting out of their building, they had to block the road and use a crane to bring the painting out from the window. They spent about 20,000 dollars just to get the painting out of the building! They said not to bring it back, and told Sotheby's to sell it immediately!” SaidUseBuildingPaintingWindowSellsDollarsBlockThey SaidCranes Author:Liu Dan