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title: "4 Bronx Quotes By Majora Carter"
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> [Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/prior-to-katrina-the-south-bronx-and-new-orleans-ninth-ward-had-a-lot/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/majora-carter-17939_bronx_prior-to-katrina-the-south-bronx-and-new_116552.jpg)

> [Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/sustainable-south-bronx-advocates-for-environmental-justice-through/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/majora-carter-17939_bronx_sustainable-south-bronx-advocates-for-en_2645783.png)

> [Neither the Destruction of the Ninth Ward Nor the South Bronx Was Inevitable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/neither-the-destruction-of-the-ninth-ward-nor-the-south-bronx-was/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/majora-carter-17939_bronx_neither-the-destruction-of-the-ninth-war_2855322.png)

> [One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don't always show up at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/one-thing-i-noticed-working-in-the-bronx-is-that-leaders-come-in-the/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

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## More by Majora Carter

> [Working-class and poor urban Americans are not benefiting economically from our current food system. It relies too much on transportation, chemical fertilization, big use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/working-class-and-poor-urban-americans-are-not-benefiting/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> ['This will pass and it always does.' I consistently have to keep telling myself that because being an entrepreneur means that you go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/this-will-pass-and-it-always-does-i-consistently-have-to-keep-telling/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/prior-to-katrina-the-south-bronx-and-new-orleans-ninth-ward-had-a-lot/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [I want to be known as someone who got caught trying. Yup. Trying to make communities that didn't think much of themselves see themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/i-want-to-be-known-as-someone-who-got-caught-trying-yup-trying-to/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Most people don't know that the biggest regret that I have - and it's a biggie - is not fighting harder for policy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/most-people-don-t-know-that-the-biggest-regret-that-i-have-and-it-s-a/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [We want to bring enterprise back to blighted urban areas. People there have been told nothing is ever going to change. The policy makers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/we-want-to-bring-enterprise-back-to-blighted-urban-areas-people-there/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [You shouldn't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/you-shouldn-t-have-to-leave-your-neighborhood-to-live-in-a-better-one/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/jane-jacobs-work-wouldnt-have-been-complete-if-it-hadn-t-inspired/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Even when we think or talk about recycling, lots of recyclable stuff ends up getting incinerated or in landfills and leaving many municipalities, diversion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/even-when-we-think-or-talk-about-recycling-lots-of-recyclable-stuff/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit politically vulnerable communities for profit. That it continues is a shame upon us all, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/i-do-have-a-problem-with-developments-that-hyper-exploit-politically/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Build. Transform. Love. These are words I use all the time as we speak about community building and even real estate development because these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/build-transform-love-these-are-words-i-use-all-the-time-as-we-speak/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [ Environmental justice \[means that\] no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/environmental-justice-means-that-no-community-should-be-saddled-with/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [Environmental justice, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term, goes something like this: no community should be saddled with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/environmental-justice-for-those-of-you-who-may-not-be-familiar-with/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/you-know-people-understand-fear-and-opportunity-it-may-look-different/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

> [My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majora-carter/my-real-dream-is-that-everybody-will-see-their-self-interest-tied-up/)

[Majora Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majora-carter/)

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