Edward Glaeser Quotes
The failures of urban renewal reflect a failure at all levels of government to realize that people, not structures, really determine a city’s success.
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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No one has a name in 'The Road.' Like Cormac McCarthy's novel from which it's adapted, 'The Road' features characters such as the man, the boy, the wife, the old man and the veteran.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.
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Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.
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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.
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You had eight years before President Trump, a situation where the opposition party basically ran in opposition to the president on a platform of thinly based racism. That doesn't mean that the politicians themselves were outright racist, but when charges of birtherism came up, no one repudiated it.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.
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As a visual storyteller, a lot is learning what to include so you're not being redundant between images and text.
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It's hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country.
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The camera and I have always had good chemistry.
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I started off as a 'Star Trek' fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.
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I have this theory about science fiction movies in that, when the space race sort of died, a lot of people sort of lost hope.
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When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
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It's not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you're going to frighten her off.
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Women have been late-in-the-game deciders. They weigh all of the issues, all of the images, and all of the information and make a choice almost at the last minute.
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The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
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The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good when people stand in fear, Worst, when people are contemptuous. Fail to honor people, and they will fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who speaks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, The people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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The failures of urban renewal reflect a failure at all levels of government to realize that people, not structures, really determine a city’s success.
