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> [Nonconformity is an empty goal, and rebellion against prevailing opinion merely because it is prevailing should no more be praised than acquiescence to it. Indeed, it is often a mask for cowardice, and few are more pathetic than those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/nonconformity-is-an-empty-goal-and-rebellion-against-prevailing/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

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## More by William H. Whyte

> [“But the process should not be confused with science. When tests are used as selections devices, they're not a neutral tool; they become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/but-the-process-should-not-be-confused-with-science-when-tests-are/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was so much of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/we-have-been-the-most-prodigal-of-people-with-land-and-for-years-we/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [The human backside is a dimension architects seem to have forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/the-human-backside-is-a-dimension-architects-seem-to-have-forgotten/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/people-do-not-always-argue-because-they-misunderstand-one-another/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [“Someday someone is going to create a stir by proposing a radical new tool for the study people. It will be called the face-value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/someday-someone-is-going-to-create-a-stir-by-proposing-a-radical-new-2/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [If you want to seed a place with activity, the first thing to do is to put out food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/if-you-want-to-seed-a-place-with-activity-the-first-thing-to-do-is-to/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [Nonconformity is an empty goal, and rebellion against prevailing opinion merely because it is prevailing should no more be praised than acquiescence to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/nonconformity-is-an-empty-goal-and-rebellion-against-prevailing/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/the-street-is-the-river-of-life-of-the-city-the-place-where-we-come/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [So-called 'undesirables' are not the problem. It is the measures taken to combat them that is the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/so-called-undesirables-are-not-the-problem-it-is-the-measures-taken/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/it-is-difficult-to-design-a-space-that-will-not-attract-people-what/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [The onlooker had better wipe the sympathy off his face. What he has seen is a revolution, not the home of little cogs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/the-onlooker-had-better-wipe-the-sympathy-off-his-face-what-he-has/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [“Society is itself an education in the extrovert values, and rarely has there been a society that has preached them so hard. No man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/society-is-itself-an-education-in-the-extrovert-values-and-rarely-has/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [If you want to seed a place with activity, put out food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/if-you-want-to-seed-a-place-with-activity-put-out-food/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the next street.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/trees-are-contagious-as-soon-as-one-neighborhood-or-street-is-planted/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

> [What attracts people most, it would appear, is other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-whyte/what-attracts-people-most-it-would-appear-is-other-people/)

[William H. Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-whyte/)

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