For centuries, building materials were free. You want to build a house, you cut down some trees. But we haven't been thinking about the cost to the planet. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes build century cost
Human beings are a social species. We like to hang together in groups, just like wildebeests, just like lions. Wildebeests don't hang with lions because lions eat wildebeests. Human beings are like that. We do what that group does that we're trying to identify with. Dan Phillips beingeatgroup share on social
I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring unskilled labor. Dan Phillips builddecidehire Change image and share on social
The first cause of waste is probably even buried in our DNA. Human beings have a need for maintaining consistency of the apperceptive mass. What does that mean? What it means is, for every perception we have, it needs to tally with the one like it before, or we don't have continuity, and we become a little bit disoriented. Dan Phillips apperceptivebeingbite share on social
The question is not whether Tibet should be independent but the extent of the autonomy that it is allowed. Tibet has been firmly ensconced as part of the Chinese empire since the Qing dynasty's military intervention in Tibet in the early 18th century. Martin Jacques 18thallowautonomy share on social
I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: don't just chase GDP growth; don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment. Chen Guangbiao bigchasechief share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social