"I think that there is a middle-class desire, and maybe an almost universal desire, among many human beings to live in clean neighborhoods, among people like themselves, around people with whom they feel comfortable. That can be exclusive, it could be exclusionary. It could be racist, classist, genocidal, and so on. Most people like comfort. Now what provides a sense of comfort varies. I do think that people who like living in cities like small-scale human interaction and they like the social dimensions of aesthetic diversity that Jane Jacobs wrote about."

-- Sharon Zukin

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Diversity Quotes

“Don't put too much pressure on Jack Wilshere... in years to come I think he will be an Arsenal great like Liam Brady”
“Feeling superior doesn't make one superior. Hubris does not humble others.”
“I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller's eyes.”
“It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity. When we save species, we're actually saving ourselves.”
“I Shall Look At The World Through Tears. Perhaps I Shall See Things That, Dry-Eyed, I Could Not See”

Source : Nicholas Wolterstorff (1987). “Lament for a Son”, p.26, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
“I finally figured out what my crime was. I lived. Big mistake.”
“I'm the expert when it comes to my paintings. I think all great painters have to have that confidence in what they are seeking and when they're getting there.”
“You want the people to know, but you don't really want the things behind it. I have everything I ever wanted. I never wanted a big house. I never wanted a Ferrari. I mean, as I proceeded with the music, I started liking Ferraris...”

Source : Interview with Trevor Noah, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2016.

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