House/construction

Famous quotes containing the words house and/or construction:

    “When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
    As every child can tell,
    The House of Peers, throughout the war,
    Did nothing in particular,
    And did it very well:”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Striving toward a goal puts a more pleasing construction on our advance toward death.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)