22960 Quotes & Sayings

Cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy cities. It is equally urgent to strengthen the social function of city space as a meeting place that contributes toward the aims of social sustainability and an open and democratic society. — Jan Gehl

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off - then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. — Herman Melville

One of the things I do as a food writer is to take a classic recipe made with meat, look at it a whole lot, and tinker with it according to my taste. — Crescent Dragonwagon

I love comedy. I'm not known for comedy, but I love it. I've done a lot of it, in my lifetime. But most people are surprised to hear that I made a funny movie. — Leonard Nimoy

My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right. — Bob Seger

There's no such thing as an anti-war film, — Francois Truffaut

We could not understand, because we were too far and could not remember, — Joseph Conrad

For rich children, it'd be very easy and convenient never to take any steps to build an identity outside of your association with your family's wealth. — Jamie Johnson

Time, time - that is our greatest master! Alas, like Ugolino, time devours its own children. — Hector Berlioz

That which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet. — Eric Hoffer