"When a planner speaks of implementing goals rationally, he implies that it is possible to demonstrate logically and experimentally the relationship between the proposed means and the ends they are intended to further."

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Source : Alan A. Altshuler (1961). “The process of planning in two American cities”

Alan A. Altshuler

#Mean Quotes #Goal Quotes #Planning Quotes

“Institutions work this way. A son is murdered by the police, and nothing is done. The institutions send the victim's family on a merry-go-round, going from one agency to another, until they wear out and give up. this is a very effective way to beat down poor and oppressed people, who do not have the time to prosecute their cases. Time is money to poor people. To go to Sacramento means loss of a day's pay - often a loss of job. If this is a democracy, obviously it is a bourgeois democracy limited to the middle and upper classes. Only they can afford to participate in it.”

Source : Huey P. Newton (2009). “Revolutionary Suicide: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.128, Penguin
“Brendan Oâ€™Mearaâ€™s Six Weeks in Saratoga is a victory to be savored by those who treasure good writing in general and tales of the track in particular. Horses may win races, but they also win hearts as this impressive book proves beyond doubt. A memorable, sure-footed debut.”
“I am grateful that my one talent, flying, was useful to my country.”
“... the main concern of the fiction writer is with mystery as it is incarnated in human life.”
“We can never have enough startups that are pursuing unique solutions to important problems.”
“Art talk is punk. Let the movie do your speaking for you.”

Source : Source: www.newyorker.com
“It was very hard for all of us. It's still very hard. The anniversary of his death just passed, and every single one of his friends, still, after all these years... it's unbelievable.”
“Life, it is not simple like a garden, where flowers are always flowers and weeds are always weeds.”

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