"The modern suburb is the product of the car, the five-day week, and the "bankers' hours" of the masses."

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Source : David Riesman (1964). “Abundance for What?”, p.244, Transaction Publishers

David Riesman

#Car Quotes #Bankers Quotes #Week Quotes

“For the preacher's merit or demerit, It were to be wished that the flaws were fewer In the earthen vessel, holding treasure, But the main thing is, does it hold good measure Heaven soon sets right all other matters!”
“There are dog people and cat people.”
“She asks why I like her. Might as well ask Why I breathe. Maybe tomorrow I won't Breathe or like her Anymore. Maybe tomorrow the tides Will stop. Maybe tomorrow will bring No more rainbows. Maybe tomorrow She will stop Asking useless questions.”
“More good code has been written in languages denounced as "bad'' than in languages proclaimed "wonderful'' - much more.”
“Daring is the price of progress. All splendid conquests are the prize of boldness, more or less.”
“I can't be a spokesman for anything other than my own concerns. I have to be free to wrestle with my own preoccupations, and if I'm bringing any political awareness to that process, that mitigates my freedom.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Character is the best security.”
“Ive got a ton of stories about Chuck Knox, ... Over the course of my playing career, there was nobody that I learned to respect and appreciate more than I did Chuck Knox.”

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