"Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work."

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Source : "Toronto should be more like Singapore, Moshe Safdie says". Interview with Lisa Rochon, www.theglobeandmail.com. April 08, 2011.

Moshe Safdie

#Cities Quotes #Discipline Quotes #Design Quotes

“Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.”

Source : Melissa Gilbert (2009). “Prairie Tale: A Memoir”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
“I don't have to deal with the issues of the daily news cycle.”
“My biggest mistake was my best lesson... you don't learn anything when everything is going perfectly.”
“Somewhere under the stars God has a job for you to do and nobody else can do it.”
“I never thought much about flowers until I made the close acquaintance of a man who knew all about them. You would have thought that the butterflies and flowers were friends of his. See how richly they are clad, he said. Even King Solomon did not have such raiment.”
“Try not to sing too many sad songs for yourself. The universe already hates you. Self-pity isn't going to help.”
“I live in New York City, and I'm making huge action movies. The people that make huge action movies live in L.A., and they're surrounded by other people who make huge action movies. I'm surrounded by people making documentaries!”
“It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes.”

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