Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin quotes
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“In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose.”
-- Augustus Welby Northmore PuginSource : Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1853). “The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture: set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott”, p.9
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“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.”
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“I wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier.”
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“Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit!”
Source : "The Fall of the Roman Empire". Book by Rita J. Markel, January 10, 2007.
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Source : "'Klondike's' Abbie Cornish, Johnny Simmons on Finding Gold in History". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 22, 2014.
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Source : Alfred Russel Wallace (1853). “A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro: With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley”, p.83, London : Reeve and Company
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“Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.”
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