A budget should be judged by whether it creates a foundation for the success of American working families striving to buy a house, or to send their kids to college, or to save a little for retirement and, if they're lucky, a vacation. Jeff Merkley americanbudgetbuy share on social
A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people. Mary Landrieu budgetnationpeople Change image and share on social
'A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets really sad and I'm like, W'hoa, I'm feeling this way and this movie is about bugs!' Booboo Stewart bugcharacterfelt share on social
A builder is like a little god - somebody who does things, doesn't just draw things. Renzo Piano builderdrawgod Change image and share on social
A building has at least two lives - the one imagined by its maker and the life it lives afterward - and they are never the same. Rem Koolhaas afterwardbuildimagine Change image and share on social
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom. Ayn Rand buildintegrityman Change image and share on social
A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it. Helmut Jahn buildfindhard Change image and share on social
A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels. David Chipperfield architecturebuildexplain Change image and share on social
A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it. Christopher Alexander accordaliveattain share on social
A building that has great environmental responsibility is a political animal in a way because it becomes promotional of a cause. I think that kind of advocacy through architecture is really good. Antoine Predock advocacyanimalarchitecture Change image and share on social