"Does anyone suppose that, in real life, answers to any of the great questions that worry us today are going to come out of homogeneous settlements?"

-- Jane Jacobs

#Real Quotes #Cities Quotes #Worry Quotes

“Forget romantic fiction, a survey has found that most women would rather read a good book than go shopping, have sex, or sleep.”
“At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.”
“Iwas a sculptor.Butthat'sreallydrawinga drawing you fall over in the dark, a three-dimensional drawing.”

Source : 1988 In the NewYork Times, 21 Jun. 85th birthday interview.
“Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.”
“Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people?”
“My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.”
“By He in whose Hand is my soul, I have lived amongst people who never ordered food to be prepared for themselves If [food] was presented to one of them, he would eat, otherwise, he would be silent; and he would not care if it was hot or cold.”
“It's so easy to become obsessed with the film industry and recognition that we can forget that we are not saving the world. We are just actors trying to entertain people.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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