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Urban Quotes

I think ultimately, bringing more nature back into the city is a way to deal with urban sprawl and things like that. If the cities feel a little more natural, people like to live there more rather than moving out and dividing up another piece of land that shouldn’t be touched Picture Quote #1

Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line Picture Quote #1

There are few jobs in the world that are more fun than being the head of Urban Development for a great and thriving city Picture Quote #1

The Dallas model, prominent in the South and Southwest, sees a growing population as a sign of urban health. Cities liberally permit housing construction to accommodate new residents. The Los Angeles model, common on the West Coast and in the Northeast Corridor, discourages growth by limiting new housing Picture Quote #1

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges facing our cities or to the housing crisis, but the two issues need to be considered together. From an urban design and planning point of view, the well-connected open city is a powerful paradigm and an engine for integration and inclusivity Picture Quote #1

I grew up in the city. Both my mother and father were factory workers, and I loved the life in the ‘metro.’ Everybody saw me as a very urban guy. And I was Picture Quote #1

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Urban areas tend to attract members of the ‘knowledge class’ - people who work with ideas, data, information Picture Quote #1

New Jersey is the most poetic state: close enough to New York to be urban and cosmopolitan, far enough to be desirous and unsure; densely populated, but full of farms and woods, with the most deer of any state Picture Quote #1

T.S. Eliot was one of the first poets introduced to me when I started studying literature and has felt like a close friend ever since. No one nails urban despair quite like Eliot Picture Quote #1

All year long Sylvia had been trying to overthrow her guileless, college girl image. She knew cottons with big full skirts and university personalities would have looked hopelessly naive in New York. Sylvia wanted to be hard and urban Picture Quote #1

Teach for America recruits top recent college grads, young professionals, people we believe are the U.S.’s most promising future leaders, and asks them to commit two years to teach in high-need urban and rural communities Picture Quote #1

We know that urban farms require less fuel for tractors and transport, but community gardens don’t plant themselves Picture Quote #1

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Imagine my delight and awe when I discovered such a thing was a real genre - contemporary fantasy or urban fantasy. It was like having my birthday twice in one week and cookie dough for breakfast Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn’t like I was urban and only knew about high-heeled shoes and purses and never knew where my eggs came from Picture Quote #1

The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical radar to become popular successes: ‘Tobacco Road’, ‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ and our old friend ‘Spider-Man’, which got the worst reviews in theatre history and is still apparently going strong Picture Quote #1

I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table Picture Quote #1

The ability to look at certain patterns with regards to urban fashion, with regards to swagger, with regards to cultural hegemony, with regards to the ways in which young people look at resistance culture as a pattern that should be mimicked and admired Picture Quote #1

Dancing is my therapy. I also try to meditate every morning and take several two-hour yoga classes a week at my favorite yoga studio, Urban Flow Picture Quote #1

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Let’s do away with the Departments of Education, Energy Commerce, Housing and Urban Development Picture Quote #1

There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I’d suggest finding a place on the west side of town. It’s a great urban area that has a lot to offer tourists Picture Quote #1

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning Picture Quote #1

[Rural voters] have a different view of the world than people do in these urban centers Picture Quote #1

It is a well known urban myth that the French don’t trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It’s not that they are tight with money - they just don’t trust anyone Picture Quote #1

I think the guys who are sort of infantry in Somali piracy are not unlike low-level drug dealers in urban areas in America, who see it as, you know, not having many other options. I think it comes down to money and needing to survive Picture Quote #1

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Dystopian novels, such as Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ often tend to site their despotised or deformed civilisations in urban environments Picture Quote #1

To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that’s because I love the early gothic Victorian literature, and both things spring from that movement Picture Quote #1

I don’t write police stories, per se, but I usually write about areas that are very panoramic, like Harlem, or the Lower East Side, or a small urban city like Jersey City Picture Quote #1

You can put the greatest seafood restaurant next to an average steak house in an urban area, and that steak house will do more business than the seafood place. If you go to the water, you can put an average seafood place next to the greatest steak house, and people are going to eat seafood Picture Quote #1

I love jeans and T-shirts, but for red carpets, I like Oscar de la Renta, who is timeless. Marchesa celebrates the female form in an ethereal way. Donna Karan does an Urban Zen collection, which is eco-friendly. I love socially conscious fashion Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It’s great music Picture Quote #1

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I think ultimately, bringing more nature back into the city is a way to deal with urban sprawl and things like that. If the cities feel a little more natural, people like to live there more rather than moving out and dividing up another piece of land that shouldn’t be touched. (Urban Quotes) Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line. (Urban Quotes) There are few jobs in the world that are more fun than being the head of Urban Development for a great and thriving city. (Urban Quotes) The Dallas model, prominent in the South and Southwest, sees a growing population as a sign of urban health. Cities liberally permit housing construction to accommodate new residents. The Los Angeles model, common on the West Coast and in the Northeast Corridor, discourages growth by limiting new housing. (Urban Quotes) There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges facing our cities or to the housing crisis, but the two issues need to be considered together. From an urban design and planning point of view, the well-connected open city is a powerful paradigm and an engine for integration and inclusivity. (Urban Quotes) I grew up in the city. Both my mother and father were factory workers, and I loved the life in the ‘metro.’ Everybody saw me as a very urban guy. And I was. (Urban Quotes) Urban areas tend to attract members of the ‘knowledge class’ - people who work with ideas, data, information. (Urban Quotes) New Jersey is the most poetic state: close enough to New York to be urban and cosmopolitan, far enough to be desirous and unsure; densely populated, but full of farms and woods, with the most deer of any state. (Urban Quotes) T.S. Eliot was one of the first poets introduced to me when I started studying literature and has felt like a close friend ever since. No one nails urban despair quite like Eliot. (Urban Quotes) All year long Sylvia had been trying to overthrow her guileless, college girl image. She knew cottons with big full skirts and university personalities would have looked hopelessly naive in New York. Sylvia wanted to be hard and urban. (Urban Quotes) Teach for America recruits top recent college grads, young professionals, people we believe are the U.S.’s most promising future leaders, and asks them to commit two years to teach in high-need urban and rural communities. (Urban Quotes) We know that urban farms require less fuel for tractors and transport, but community gardens don’t plant themselves. (Urban Quotes) Imagine my delight and awe when I discovered such a thing was a real genre - contemporary fantasy or urban fantasy. It was like having my birthday twice in one week and cookie dough for breakfast. (Urban Quotes) I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn’t like I was urban and only knew about high-heeled shoes and purses and never knew where my eggs came from. (Urban Quotes) The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical radar to become popular successes: ‘Tobacco Road’, ‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ and our old friend ‘Spider-Man’, which got the worst reviews in theatre history and is still apparently going strong. (Urban Quotes) I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table. (Urban Quotes) The ability to look at certain patterns with regards to urban fashion, with regards to swagger, with regards to cultural hegemony, with regards to the ways in which young people look at resistance culture as a pattern that should be mimicked and admired. (Urban Quotes) Dancing is my therapy. I also try to meditate every morning and take several two-hour yoga classes a week at my favorite yoga studio, Urban Flow. (Urban Quotes) Let’s do away with the Departments of Education, Energy Commerce, Housing and Urban Development. (Urban Quotes) There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I’d suggest finding a place on the west side of town. It’s a great urban area that has a lot to offer tourists. (Urban Quotes) I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning. (Urban Quotes) [Rural voters] have a different view of the world than people do in these urban centers (Urban Quotes) It is a well known urban myth that the French don’t trust banks and store their money under their mattress. It’s not that they are tight with money - they just don’t trust anyone. (Urban Quotes) I think the guys who are sort of infantry in Somali piracy are not unlike low-level drug dealers in urban areas in America, who see it as, you know, not having many other options. I think it comes down to money and needing to survive. (Urban Quotes) Dystopian novels, such as Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ often tend to site their despotised or deformed civilisations in urban environments. (Urban Quotes) To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that’s because I love the early gothic Victorian literature, and both things spring from that movement. (Urban Quotes) I don’t write police stories, per se, but I usually write about areas that are very panoramic, like Harlem, or the Lower East Side, or a small urban city like Jersey City. (Urban Quotes) You can put the greatest seafood restaurant next to an average steak house in an urban area, and that steak house will do more business than the seafood place. If you go to the water, you can put an average seafood place next to the greatest steak house, and people are going to eat seafood. (Urban Quotes) I love jeans and T-shirts, but for red carpets, I like Oscar de la Renta, who is timeless. Marchesa celebrates the female form in an ethereal way. Donna Karan does an Urban Zen collection, which is eco-friendly. I love socially conscious fashion. (Urban Quotes) I don’t feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It’s great music. (Urban Quotes)

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