In order to build basic democracy here we’ll need lives of two generations – at least forty years. – Aleksandr Lebed
Bofors was a steelmaker that became a forgings company and then went on to build guns. Companies like Krupp and Thyssen were in steel and forgings before entering defence. There are similar examples in the U.K.; it is a natural progression. – Baba Kalyani
If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength. – Canelo Alvarez
A writer’s job is to destroy and then to build the thing back up again by a chosen means. – Barry Hannah
So gradually, and then I had an Italian roadster that I built, it took me five years to build it, it was stolen from me and stripped. I said, well maybe we should have another where we shouldn’t steal from each other. – Barry McGuire
Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides. – Adam D’Angelo
Mars has a bit of air pressure; maybe we can build up that atmosphere to be a bit more accommodating to humans. – Buzz Aldrin
I used to build up to sensation, accumulating tension until it released a perceptual experience. – Bridget Riley
We need to build systems that can automatically figure out what’s high quality and what’s not, and encourage users to contribute high-quality content. There’s a lot of technical challenges in that. – Adam D’Angelo
It’s harder than ever to build an enduring company. As soon as a product strikes a nerve with customers, competitors emerge globally because the costs to start are so low. – Alfred Lin
Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly. – Arthur Erickson
Characters are incredibly important, but I tend to build them around the plot during the outline stage. However, once I’m writing the manuscript, the characters I’m writing dictate how the plot unfolds. – Aimee Carter
Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army. – Bulent Ecevit
As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encampment or build a village from the ground up, occupations pose staggering logistical problems. – Barbara Ehrenreich
And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole. – Daniel Libeskind
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral. – Frank Lloyd Wright
I didn’t develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances. – Gary Wright
As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up… so we can focus… so we can be in concert with one another. – Phil Jackson