"I find it striking that the quality of the urban habitat of ***** sapieans is so weakly researched compared to the habitats of gorillas, elephants, and Bengal tigers and panda bears in Chinaâ€¦you hardly see anything on the habitat of man in the urban environment."

-- Jan Gehl

#Men Quotes #Elephants Quotes #Quality Quotes

“The clothes do not match my personality. I'm more of a very conservative, blue-blazer kind of guy. But as far as my personality, it's a lot of hot-dog mustard - have a lot of a fun and a lot of excitement. I feel like I'm 68; I act like I'm 12, talking about a game of basketball.”
“My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.”
“Decisions are made by those who show up.”

Source : Aaron Sorkin (2002). “The West Wing”
“I like when my man is worldly, know the finer things in life, is well traveled, and educated. It's important to me that he's able to talk to all types of people, from doctors to dishwashers.”
“Customs is punishment for those who travel. This will teach you for traveling to our country!”
“Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.”
“Life is as inexorable as the sea.”

Source : Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1900). “Studies in romance”
“Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful.”

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