"Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. Theyâ€™ll gather in public if you give them a good place to do it."

-- Jan Gehl

#People Quotes #Giving Quotes #Climate Quotes

“It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.”
“I can tell when men are threatened by my height.”
“I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.”
“The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It's either that or your weight. In any case, if you don't do something, you could be dead by August. God, middle age is an unending insult.”

Source : Dorothea Benton Frank (2004). “Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale”, p.43, Penguin
“Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to hear the wind and little else, see the stars and the galaxies, smell the pine trees, feel the cold water, touch the sky and the ground at the same time, listen to coyotes, eat the fresh snow, walk across the desert sands, and realize why its good to go outside of the city and the suburbs. Fortunately, there is wilderness just outside the limits of the cities and the suburbs in most of the United States, especially in the West.”
“Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We canâ€™t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other”
“The movement is everything, the final goal is nothing.”
“I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order to preserve a just and stable society than we needed to cling to the Gold Standard to keep our currency sound. It was a useful crutch, but we've outgrown it. Denmark, according to a recent study, is the sanest, healthiest, happiest, most crime-free nation in the world, and by and large the Danes simply ignore the God issue. We should certainly hope that those who believe in belief are wrong, because belief is waning fast, and the props are beginning to buckle.”

Source : "The folly of pretence" by Daniel Dennett, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2009.

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