It was Chicago with its World's Fair which vivified the national desire for civic beauty. (Daniel Burnham)

It was Chicago with its World's Fair which vivified the national desire for civic beauty.

Daniel Burnham

Related topics

beauty desire fair national chicago

Related quotes

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after. View quote
Wallace Stevens
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. View quote
Ambrose Bierce
Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. View quote
George Eliot
A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire! View quote
Karl Kraus
Beauty is no quality in things themselves. It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them. View quote
David Hume