“Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a real city. This condition of city and water on two sides I think is really amazing. And in the heart of that city, it has put an enormous convention center, an enormous physical presence.” ThinkingHeartTwoRealHandsSidesWaterInterestingCitiesConditionsEnormousBeachConventionsResortsTwo SidesMiamiHybridReally AmazingMiami Beach Author:Rem Koolhaas
“When you look at what is happening to our world-and it is hard to look at what's happening to our water, our air, our trees, our fellow species-it becomes clear that unless you have some roots in a spiritual practice that holds life sacred and encourages joyful communion with all your fellow beings, facing the enormous challenges ahead becomes nearly impossible.” WorldLooksHardSpiritualWaterChallengesPracticeClearImpossibleAirTreeHappeningsRootsFellowsSacredSpeciesEnormousOur WorldJoyfulCommunionSpiritual Practice Book:Greening of the Self Source: Greening of the Self
“[In science any model depends on a pre-chosen taxonomy] a set of classifications into which we divide the enormous complexity of the real world... Land, labor, and capital are extremely heterogeneous aggregates, not much better than earth, air, fire, and water.” WorldRealEarthWaterFireAirLandDependsModelsLaborEnormousChosenComplexityDividesReal WorldClassificationTaxonomyLabor And Capital Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“To be anywhere near an enormous ocean liner when you are just like a fish in the water is frightening.” WaterOceanFishesScaryEnormousFrightening Author:John Hawkes
“I do believe that food lobbies exert enormous, at times insidious, power over what we eat, that our water supplies are not being protected as much as they probably should be and that, in general, people are more interested in smart phones than museums.” PeopleShouldBelieveWaterSmartPhonesEnormousMuseumsProtectedSuppliesInsidious Author:Gabrielle Zevin