#ned

Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse. ↗

— C. Northcote Parkinson

#collapse #institutions #layout #only #perfection

I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them. ↗

— Trey Parker

#bring #build #building #colorado #designed

We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption. ↗

— Francis Parkman

#apprehension #before #days #evident #few

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#diminishes #does #done #fear #i

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#arrested #day #had #i #idea

I learned at that young age that sometimes a really big chance pays off. ↗

— Bob Parsons

#big #chance #i #learned #off

It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about it - and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#body #changing #combined #empirical #empirical fact

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#concerned #extraordinary #great #great minds #minds

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#agreeable #appreciated #cold #continuity #continuous

Women is fine once you got em pinned down, boss, but when they ain't pinned down they're hell. ↗

— John Dos Passos

#down #fine #got #hell #once