Jaime Lerner Quotes
If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros.
Quotes to Explore
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Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever see about a bunch of young people sharing a flat and getting up to crazy stuff.
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We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.
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I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.
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Most rich countries have reported increases in happiness as they become richer.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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A lot of the things I was doing on the first couple Washed Out releases was very naive.
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I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
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I love what I do.
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What is enthusiasm but a passionate belief in what seems to be a high and holy aim - an unselfish devotion to some noble cause - a consecration of heart and mind and soul to the attainment of a great object?
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'Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.
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My first introduction to pop music was probably the Osmonds, the Jackson 5, the BeeGees... Then the Beatles eventually. My father was pretty specific about what we listened to early on.
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You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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Where self-interest is violently suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control which dries up the wellsprings of initiative and creativity.
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One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do. It doesn't matter if you're close - it still sounds terrible to their ears.
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The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.
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If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros.
