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Cities Quotes

Highways don’t belong in cities. Period. Europe didn’t do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price Picture Quote #1

I pick things up in different cities, so my wardrobe is kind of a souvenir chest Picture Quote #1

As cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we Picture Quote #1

We need some contact with the things we sprang from. We need nature at least as a part of the context of our lives. Without cities we cannot be civilized. Without nature, without wilderness even, we are compelled to renounce an important part of our heritage Picture Quote #1

You’re mistaken; men of sense often learn much from their enemies. Prudence is the best safeguard. This principle cannot be learnt from a friend: but an enemy extorts it immediately. It is from their foes and not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. And this lesson saves their children, their homes, and their properties Picture Quote #1

Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the disappointments and futilities of city planning. But the destructive effect of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building Picture Quote #1

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Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves Picture Quote #1

Whenever and wherever societies have flourished and prospered rather than stagnated and decayed, creative and workable cities have been at the core of the phenomenon. Decaying cities, declining economies, and mounting social troubles travel together. The combination is not coincidental Picture Quote #1

Intricate minglings of different uses in cities are not a form of chaos. On the contrary, they represent a complex and highly developed form of order Picture Quote #1

Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They determine the way in which we use or squander our energy, time, and land resources Picture Quote #1

Whence shall come the new barbarians? Go through the squalid quarters of great cities, and you may see, even now, their gathering hordes! How shall learning perish? Men will cease to read, and books will kindle fires and be turned into cartridges Picture Quote #1

Poetry is my understanding with the world, my intimacy with things, my participation in what is real, my engagement with voices and images. This is why a poem speaks not of ideal life but of actual life: the angle of a window; the reverberation of streets, cities, rooms; shadows along a wall Picture Quote #1

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A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Picture Quote #1

In cities it is useless to look at the stars or to describe them, worship them, or seek direction from them. When lost, one should follow the tracks of the camels Picture Quote #1

The only bridge I’ve ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance Picture Quote #1

Whenever we make changes in our surroundings, we can too easily shortchange ourselves, by cutting ourselves off from some of the sights and sounds, the shapes or textures, or other information from a place that have helped mold our understanding and are now necessary for us to thrive. Overdevelopment and urban sprawl can damage our own lives as much as they damage our cities and countryside Picture Quote #1

And there are loners in rural communities who, at the equinox, are said to don new garments and stroll down to the cities, where great beasts await them, fat and docile Picture Quote #1

I’m still terrified of flying. I really have to get drunk to fly. I’ve found that I’ve developed fears I never had before... fears of heights, claustrophobia... only in cities, though, never in the country Picture Quote #1

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Things can happen in some cities and the tale of them will be interesting: the same story laid in another city would be ridiculous Picture Quote #1

To build a city where it is impossible to build a city is madness in itself, but to build there one of the most elegant and grandest of cities is the madness of genius Picture Quote #1

We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the key Picture Quote #1

We must start... rebuilding our cities around energy efficiency and human needs, rather than around the car and wasted energy Picture Quote #1

We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we’ve been living in cities, we’ve become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land Picture Quote #1

All cities are geological; you cannot take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends. We move within a closed landscape whose landmarks constantly draw us toward the past. Certain shifting angles, certain receding perspectives, allow us to glimpse original conceptions of space, but this vision remains fragmentary. It must be sought in the magical locales of fairy tales and surrealist writings: castles, endless walls, little forgotten bars, mammoth caverns, casino mirrors Picture Quote #1

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Cities have a psychogeographical relief, with constant currents, fixed points and vortexes which strongly discourage entry into or exit from certain zones Picture Quote #1

Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost Picture Quote #1

Whyte’s work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives Picture Quote #1

One road to happiness is to cultivate curiosity about everything. Not only about people but about subjects, not only about the arts but about history and foreign customs. Not only about countries and cities, but about plants and animals. Not only about lichened rocks and curious markings on the bark of trees, but about stars and atoms. Not only about your friends but about that strange labyrinth we inhabit which we call ourselves. Then, if we do that, we will never suffer a moment’s boredom Picture Quote #1

Civilization has taught man how to live in dense crowds, and by that very fact those crowds are likely ultimately to constitute a majority of the world’s population. Already there are many who prefer this crowded life, but there are others who do not, and these will gradually be eliminated. Life in the crowded conditions of cities has many unattractive features, but in the long run these may be overcome, not so much by altering them, but simply by changing the human race into liking them Picture Quote #1

Plant spacious parks in your cities, and loose their gates as wide as the morning, to the whole people Picture Quote #1

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Highways don’t belong in cities. Period. Europe didn’t do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price (Cities Quotes) I pick things up in different cities, so my wardrobe is kind of a souvenir chest (Cities Quotes) As cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we (Cities Quotes) We need some contact with the things we sprang from. We need nature at least as a part of the context of our lives. Without cities we cannot be civilized. Without nature, without wilderness even, we are compelled to renounce an important part of our heritage (Cities Quotes) You’re mistaken; men of sense often learn much from their enemies. Prudence is the best safeguard. This principle cannot be learnt from a friend: but an enemy extorts it immediately. It is from their foes and not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. And this lesson saves their children, their homes, and their properties (Cities Quotes) Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the disappointments and futilities of city planning. But the destructive effect of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building (Cities Quotes) Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves (Cities Quotes) Whenever and wherever societies have flourished and prospered rather than stagnated and decayed, creative and workable cities have been at the core of the phenomenon. Decaying cities, declining economies, and mounting social troubles travel together. The combination is not coincidental (Cities Quotes) Intricate minglings of different uses in cities are not a form of chaos. On the contrary, they represent a complex and highly developed form of order (Cities Quotes) Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They determine the way in which we use or squander our energy, time, and land resources (Cities Quotes) Whence shall come the new barbarians? Go through the squalid quarters of great cities, and you may see, even now, their gathering hordes! How shall learning perish? Men will cease to read, and books will kindle fires and be turned into cartridges (Cities Quotes) Poetry is my understanding with the world, my intimacy with things, my participation in what is real, my engagement with voices and images. This is why a poem speaks not of ideal life but of actual life: the angle of a window; the reverberation of streets, cities, rooms; shadows along a wall (Cities Quotes) A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (Cities Quotes) In cities it is useless to look at the stars or to describe them, worship them, or seek direction from them. When lost, one should follow the tracks of the camels (Cities Quotes) The only bridge I’ve ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance (Cities Quotes) Whenever we make changes in our surroundings, we can too easily shortchange ourselves, by cutting ourselves off from some of the sights and sounds, the shapes or textures, or other information from a place that have helped mold our understanding and are now necessary for us to thrive. Overdevelopment and urban sprawl can damage our own lives as much as they damage our cities and countryside (Cities Quotes) And there are loners in rural communities who, at the equinox, are said to don new garments and stroll down to the cities, where great beasts await them, fat and docile (Cities Quotes) I’m still terrified of flying. I really have to get drunk to fly. I’ve found that I’ve developed fears I never had before... fears of heights, claustrophobia... only in cities, though, never in the country (Cities Quotes) Things can happen in some cities and the tale of them will be interesting: the same story laid in another city would be ridiculous (Cities Quotes) To build a city where it is impossible to build a city is madness in itself, but to build there one of the most elegant and grandest of cities is the madness of genius (Cities Quotes) We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the key (Cities Quotes) We must start... rebuilding our cities around energy efficiency and human needs, rather than around the car and wasted energy (Cities Quotes) We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we’ve been living in cities, we’ve become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land (Cities Quotes) All cities are geological; you cannot take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends. We move within a closed landscape whose landmarks constantly draw us toward the past. Certain shifting angles, certain receding perspectives, allow us to glimpse original conceptions of space, but this vision remains fragmentary. It must be sought in the magical locales of fairy tales and surrealist writings: castles, endless walls, little forgotten bars, mammoth caverns, casino mirrors (Cities Quotes) Cities have a psychogeographical relief, with constant currents, fixed points and vortexes which strongly discourage entry into or exit from certain zones (Cities Quotes) Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost (Cities Quotes) Whyte’s work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives (Cities Quotes) One road to happiness is to cultivate curiosity about everything. Not only about people but about subjects, not only about the arts but about history and foreign customs. Not only about countries and cities, but about plants and animals. Not only about lichened rocks and curious markings on the bark of trees, but about stars and atoms. Not only about your friends but about that strange labyrinth we inhabit which we call ourselves. Then, if we do that, we will never suffer a moment’s boredom (Cities Quotes) Civilization has taught man how to live in dense crowds, and by that very fact those crowds are likely ultimately to constitute a majority of the world’s population. Already there are many who prefer this crowded life, but there are others who do not, and these will gradually be eliminated. Life in the crowded conditions of cities has many unattractive features, but in the long run these may be overcome, not so much by altering them, but simply by changing the human race into liking them (Cities Quotes) Plant spacious parks in your cities, and loose their gates as wide as the morning, to the whole people (Cities Quotes)

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