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From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber. ”
I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that. ”
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. ”
Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here. ”
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. ”
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. ”
Some said he shouldn't save Detroit. But President Obama made the tough and right call to save more than a million American jobs in an important, iconic industry. ”
Dave Mackay was one of the best I've ever seen. Jimmy Greaves was the greatest goal scorer, and George Best was just the best. The greatest. ”
Southampton is my last job. I might have said it before, but this time, I really mean it. ”
During the 1950s, I decided, as did many others, that many practical problems were beyond analytic solution and that simulation techniques were required. At RAND, I participated in the building of large logistics simulation models; at General Electric, I helped build models of manufacturing plants. ”