People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? Imelda Marcos beautyextravagantgarbage Change image and share on social
Mathematics has beauty and romance. It's not a boring place to be, the mathematical world. It's an extraordinary place; it's worth spending time there. Marcus du Sautoy beautyboreextraordinary Change image and share on social
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty. Galileo Galilei beautycloakdrop Change image and share on social
Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows. Marvin Hamlisch beautybroadwayending Change image and share on social
Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty. Kevin McCloud abilitybeautybridge share on social
The beauty of recording in L.A. is that most of the musicians that are on the record live here, so it was easy to get world class artists like Rick Braun to swing by and play a little trumpet, Everette Harp on sax, guitarist Paul Jackson. Jeffrey Osborne artistbeautybraun share on social
The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect. Jeffrey Osborne anthemathletebeauty Change image and share on social
Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to the perverse, the illicit, the absurd. Thomas Mann absurdbeautybirth Change image and share on social
The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it. P. J. O'Rourke averagebeautycitizen Change image and share on social
I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness, the beauty, the theatricality, the poetry and soul of the wire. And you cannot be a wire-walker without mingling those two ways of seeing life. Philippe Petit beautyconstructdraw share on social