"But look what we have built low-income projects that become worse centers of delinquency, vandalism and general social hopelessness than the slums they were supposed to replace. Cultural centers that are unable to support a good bookstore. Civic centers that are avoided by everyone but bums. Promenades that go from no place to nowhere and have no promenaders. Expressways that eviscerate great cities. This is not the rebuilding of cities. This is the sacking of cities."

-- Jane Jacobs

#Cities Quotes #Support Quotes #Low Income Quotes

“One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.”

Source : "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - profile" by Tamasin Ford, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2011.
“Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.”
“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.”
“Now I felt like I was drifting, sucked down by an undertow, and too far out to swim back to the shore.”
“Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.”
“The main reason nerds are unpopular is that they have other things to think about.”
“Beer is amazing. Nutritional. Medicinal. A beverage, but also a meal.”

Source : "The Tender Bar: A Memoir". Book by J. R. Moehringer, 2005.

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