Context Quotes

“A good building is one that creates a dialogue with its surroundings.”

“There is no 'thing' without a system. There is no 'thing' without a context.”

“Decisions are not made in a vacuum. They are made in a political context.”

“I am a product of my time. I am not a prophet.”

“Before the words slide into their slots, they are just discrete items, pointing everywhere and nowhere.”

“I am not a fan of the 'signature' style. I believe that every building should be a unique response to its context.”

“The colour of the water is the colour of the glass.”

“A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.”

“Understanding the context of an artist is crucial to understanding their art.”

“Content is king, but context is God.”

“Context is a lie, a fiction, created by architects to give their work a semblance of relevance.”

“History is not merely what happened; it is what happened in the context of what might have happened.”

“You can't eat a la carte in a canteen.”

“Geography is the backdrop to human history.”

“The first and simplest lesson of sociology is that the individual's life and career are shaped by the larger social and historical context.”

“I did not bring Deism into Bavaria, but I found it here in great vigour.”

“I am a child of my time.”

“The moral problem arises from conflicting responsibilities rather than from competing rights and requires for its resolution a mode of thinking that is contextual and narrative rather than formal and abstract.”

“What we call 'facts' are socially constructed. That doesn't mean they don't exist, but that their significance and interpretation are shaped by our social context.”

“Context is everything in historical analysis.”