WRAPPED BY THE DEEP EMBRACE OF THE OCEAN, IRELAND BREATHES IN VAST EXTENSIONS OF GREENERY, WHERE THE EYE IS LOST AND CARRIED AWAY AMONG ENDLESS HILLS. SUDDENLY, THE LAND THROWS ITSELF BACK INTO THE SEA, BREAKING INTO JERKY, SOLEMN, EVER-CHANGING CLIFFS. ENDLESS LANDSCAPES THAT WELCOME AND REPEL AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT GUARD A PEOPLE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING EVERY TRAVELER WITH WARMTH, SINCERITY, AND THE SILENT STRENGTH OF THEIR ISLAND.

ABITUATI AL DESERTO CHE È DI NESSUNO, DOVE SI STA TRA TERRA E CIELO SENZA L'OMBRA DI UN MURO, DI UN RECINTO.  ABITUATI AL BIVACCO, IMPARA LA DISTANZA CHE PROTEGGE DAGLI UOMINI.  NON È ESILIO IL DESERTO, È IL TUO LUOGO DI NASCITA. (ERRI DE LUCA)

... IT’S MIDNIGHT IN MANHATTAN THIS IS NO TIME TO GET CUTE IT’S A MAD DOG’S PROMENADE SO WALK TALL OR BABY DON’T WALK AT ALL (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)

...ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY...

THE AMERICAN, BY NATURE, IS OPTIMISTIC. HE IS EXPERIMENTAL, AN INVENTOR AND A BUILDER WHO BUILDS BETTER WHEN CALLED UPON TO BUILD BIG. (JFK)

THERE IS A SORT OF "ARTISTIC" ATMOSPHERE INSIDE SOME CONSTRUCTION SITES. PEOPLE WORK VERY HARD, BUT WITH THE IDEA TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION OF SOMETHING UNIQUE, WHERE NOT ONLY THE SALARY MOTIVATES EVERYONE TO GIVE THEIR BEST. SOMETIMES I LIKE TO TRY TO CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE PARTICULAR MOMENTS WHERE HUMAN ACTIONS APPEAR AS PART OF A PAINTING OR PART OF A THEATRICAL REPRESENTATION...OR THEY ARE SIMPLY FUNNY.

... JUST A POINT OF VIEW

COFFEE IS THE STARTING FUEL FOR MANY PEOPLE. COFFEE, INTENDED AS A PHYSICAL SPACE, IS A PLACE WHERE THE LIFE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD TAKES PLACE AND IS CONCENTRATED, A MEETING PLACE OR A PLACE FOR RELAXATION, RECREATION OR STUDY. AFTER ALL, COFFEE IS A DEMOCRATIC DRINK, ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, OF ANY SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND WITH ANY PURPOSE.

THE ESSENCE OF EVERY JOURNEY IS IN THE JOURNEY ITSELF

NATURAL AND SLOW FLOW OF LIFE ON THE BEACH

YOU NEVER STOP TRAVELING: SACK ON YOUR SHOULDER OR WITH YOUR IMAGINATION

"NATURE FINDS A WAY" IS A TRIBUTE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF NATURE, WHICH RECLAIMS ITS SPACE WITH PATIENCE AND DETERMINATION. IT IS NOT DESTRUCTION, BUT AN HARMONIOUS FUSION WITH HUMAN CREATION—A SLOW, RELENTLESS PROCESS WHERE TIME ERASES THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN MAN-MADE STRUCTURES AND THE WILD. IN THIS RESTORED BALANCE LIES THE TRUE HOPE FOR OUR PLANET, BECAUSE, IN THE END, NATURE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY.

... EAT, BUY, LEARN, SHARE ...

... AND WHEN I THINK THAT I'M ALONE IT SEEMS THERE'S MORE OF US AT HOME IT'S A MULTITUDE OF ANGELS AND THEY'RE PLAYING WITH MY HEART (EURYTHMICS)

THE "HUMAN" SIDE OF OUR PLANET

ART SWEEPS OUR SOUL FROM THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE

... LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, I WILL EASE YOUR MIND (SIMON & GARFUNKEL)

… IS THE MASTERLY, CORRECT AND MAGNIFICENT PLAY OF VOLUMES BROUGHT TOGETHER IN LIGHT (LE CORBUSIER)

FROZEN MOVEMENTS CAUGHT IN A SNAPSHOT

YOUTH IS HAPPY BECAUSE IT HAS THE CAPACITY TO SEE BEAUTY. ANYONE WHO KEEPS THE ABILITY TO SEE BEAUTY NEVER GROWS OLD. La giovinezza è felice perché ha la capacità di vedere la bellezza. Chiunque sia in grado di mantenere la capacità di scorgere la bellezza, non diventerà mai vecchio. (FRANZ KAFKA)

SPONTANEOUS "ART" AROUND THE CITY

LIFE IS RIDING A BICYCLE: IF YOU WANT TO STAY BALANCED YOU HAVE TO MOVE. (ALBERT EINSTEIN)

THE GOLDEN AGE IS A MYTHICAL TIME OF PROSPERITY AND ABUNDANCE. DURING THE GOLDEN AGE, HUMAN BEINGS LIVED WITHOUT THE NEED FOR LAWS. THERE WAS NO HATRED BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND WARS DID NOT PLAGUE THE WORLD.

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