Quotes
Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones of them.
- Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome (121-180 AD)
In our profession, a plan that everyone dislikes for different reasons is a success. A plan everyone dislikes for the same reason is a failure. And a plan that everyone likes for the same reason is an act of God.
- Richard Carson, Pacific Northwest planner and writer.
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
- Woody Allen, comedian and writer.
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
- Albert Einstein, scientist (1879-1955)
We architects and urban planners aren't the visible symbols of oppression, like the military or the police. We're more sophisticated, more educated, and more socially conscious. We're the soft cops.
- Robert Goodman, After the Planners
Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how
- Edward T. McMahon, The Conservation Fund
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