Edward Glaeser Quotes
The strength that comes from human collaboration is the central truth behind civilisation's success and the primary reason why cities existwe must free ourselves from our tendency to see cities as their buildings, and remember that the real city is made of flesh, not concrete.
Quotes to Explore
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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I am very much a Republican.
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I grew up in Albany Park in Chicago and then went to Lake View High School.
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I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
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For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
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In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's platforms, the key seems to be that any one of these spaces can use a dose of humanity and art and culture.
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I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
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I introduced legislation in the Senate to prohibit President Obama's amnesty. The House of Representatives stood up and led. It took the legislation I introduced and it passed it. But the Senate Democrats stood as one uniform block and said, 'No, we will do nothing to stop amnesty.'
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
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We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show.
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In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel.
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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.
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However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly.
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The richest people are those who have life arranged so they have food for the family and the rent or mortgage paid. After that, at least in my case, it can become a pretty boring existence if wealth is the only objective.
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My parents didn't like me. For bathtub toys they gave me a blender and a transistor radio.
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The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.
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Other than dying, I think puberty is probably about as rough as it gets.
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The important thing to remember is that bugs don't actually talk.
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The strength that comes from human collaboration is the central truth behind civilisation's success and the primary reason why cities existwe must free ourselves from our tendency to see cities as their buildings, and remember that the real city is made of flesh, not concrete.
