"People must take a modicum of public responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other."

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Source : Jane Jacobs (2016). “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, p.82, Vintage

Jane Jacobs

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“It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.”
“An acoustic ecologist is a listener who is aware that sound is information. It's information because it's created by events, events produce sound, and that sound has all kinds of data, if you will, that conveys what event occurred, what the materials were, whether it was sudden, slow, loud, in what direction. And because it is information, we can think of it as a message. The acoustic ecologist studies information systems that are both intentional and sometimes wild.”
“I don't apologize for my behavior anymore. Whatever I do or don't do shouldn't matter. Moral certainty is dangerous. Moral certainty is what makes people go to war unnecessarily and illegally. Morality, as any halfway intelligent human being would tell you, is a very subjective thing.”

Source : "Q&A: Steve Coogan on Sex, Drugs & Bad Press". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. July 9, 2013.
“Southeast Asia is now a region full of hope because of the freedoms America has helped foster.”
“Now is the time for us to stop seeking our own satisfaction and to pour out our lives before HIM.”
“It's your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. One of the things I tell people these days is that there is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most importantÂ qualityÂ a leader can have.”
“Hawthorn, white and odorous with blossom, framing the quiet fields, and swaying flowers and grasses, and the hum of bees.”
“Iâ€™m going, and donâ€™t you dare try to stop me.â€ I ran through the door, willing myself to make it downstairs before I started to cry.”

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