Quotes by Monuments Ancient monuments 300 to 1000-plus years old are never 'renovated,' only 'restored,' a distinction that escapes the babus. Subramanian Swamy monumentsoldonlynever I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments. Solange Knowles monumentssome-peoplethinkpeople I don't want a monument. We don't build monuments; we build God's Kingdom. Reinhard Bonnke monumentsbuildgodwant Why should the Eisenhower memorial be over twice the size of WWII Memorial? Why should it be so vast as to comfortably house two Lincoln Memorials, two Washington Monuments, and two Jefferson Memorials - all six at once? Leon Krier monumentswhysizehouse Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? Marguerite Gardiner monumentswithoutlookrespect There are thousands of Ten Commandments plaques or monuments all over the country, and lawsuits to remove them have popped up in more than a dozen states. Phyllis Schlafly monumentsovermorecountry Historic Amsterdam, that old part you first see when you turn up at Centraal Station, may have its monuments, but it's also the most tawdry and overcrowded part of the city. David Hewson monumentscityseeyou Delhi is fabulous - the roads, greenery, the monuments! Aditi Rao Hydari monumentsroadsdelhifabulous I am not concerned about my posthumous fame. Monuments are no good to the dead. Varg Vikernes monumentsdeadi-amgood 'Monuments Men' is not a docudrama. It's not a documentary. Grant Heslov monumentsdocumentarymen 'Monuments Men' is a movie... I don't want to say for grown-ups, because some young folks could appreciate it, too. But if you're expecting 'Transformers,' you're going to be disappointed. Grant Heslov monumentsyouappreciatemen Some time ago, we went to Asia and took a camera along, and I began to do what I'd done even years ago doing people. I couldn't get interested in it. And I did hundreds of photographs of details of the monuments as sculpture. Ben Shahn monumentscameratimepeople Nearly every president in the past 100 years has declared national monuments, from Teddy Roosevelt creating the Grand Canyon National Monument to George W. Bush preserving 10 islands and 140,000 square miles of ocean waters in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Frances Beinecke monumentsoceanpresidentpast Ensuring the safety and security of our monuments and infrastructure is critical to protecting our communities and the American people. Dan Donovan monumentssecuritysafetypeople Nothing is worse than a Yankee telling a Southerner that his monuments don't matter. Corey Stewart monumentsworsenothingmatter Are there any monuments built to demagogues? I just don't think so. Cory Booker monumentsanyjustthink What is it we want out of travel? Is it to take snapshots of ourselves in front of famous monuments, surrounded by other tourists? To eat unfamiliar food chosen from unintelligible menus? To earn frequent-flier miles? No. It's to glimpse what life is like somewhere else. Chris Pavone monumentsfoodlifetravel
