"Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements (except dream cities) have problems. Big cities have difficulties in abundance, because they have people in abundance."

-- Jane Jacobs

#Dream Quotes #Cities Quotes #People Quotes

“It is the winners who write history - their way.”

Source : Elaine Pagels (2004). “The Gnostic Gospels”, p.190, Random House
“From this outer edge of his life, looking back, there was only one remorse, and that was only that he wished to go on living. Did all dying people feel this way, as if they had never lived? Did life seem that short, indeed, over and done before you took a breath? Did it seem this abrupt and impossible to everyone, or only to himself, here, now, with a few hours left to him for thought and deliberation?”
“The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.”
“I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit.”
“... just as early industrial capitalism moved the focus of existence from being to having, post-industrial culture has moved that focus from having to appearing.”
“I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.”

Source : Inside Hoops Interview, www.insidehoops.com. February 14, 2004.
“I had my two front teeth knocked out by a sixth grader in first grade.”
“Fame is a silly business. People who chase it are almost always going to be disappointed.”

Source : "This much I know: Tom Conti". Interview With Shahesta Shaitly, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2011.

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