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title: "8 Build Cities Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Build Cities quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Build Cities sayings and thoughts."
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> [Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-steffen/cities-generate-most-of-the-global-economy-and-most-of-its-energy-use/)

[Alex Steffen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-steffen/)

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> [We are all blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth the making If it does not make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-markham/we-are-all-blind-until-we-see-that-in-the-human-plan-nothing-is-worth/)

[Edwin Markham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-markham/)

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> [“We can build cities for the Romans.” “Actually, I was thinking about saving mankind.” “Forget that nonsense, Josh. Rocks, I tell you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/we-can-build-cities-for-the-romans-actually-i-was-thinking-about/)

[Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/christopher-moore-353_romans_we-can-build-cities-for-the-romans-actua_649451.png)

> [We used to build our cities and towns around churches. Now banks are at the centers of our densely populated areas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/we-used-to-build-our-cities-and-towns-around-churches-now-banks-are/)

[John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/john-densmore-3925_around_we-used-to-build-our-cities-and-towns-ar_1323840.png)

> [A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/a-single-idea-from-the-human-mind-can-build-cities-an-idea-can/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/leonardo-dicaprio-997_cities_a-single-idea-from-the-human-mind-can-bu_1523683.jpg)

> [Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-mumford/forget-the-damned-motor-car-and-build-the-cities-for-lovers-and/)

[Lewis Mumford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-mumford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/lewis-mumford-2870_car_forget-the-damned-motor-car-and-build-th_2095085.png)

> [I would want us to start our quest to survive mass extinction by rethinking how we build cities. Cities should be commonplaces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annalee-newitz/i-would-want-us-to-start-our-quest-to-survive-mass-extinction-by/)

[Annalee Newitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annalee-newitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/annalee-newitz-8659_adventure_i-would-want-us-to-start-our-quest-to-su_3224599.jpg)

> [We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-ullman/we-build-our-computer-systems-the-way-we-build-our-cities-over-time/)

[Ellen Ullman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-ullman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/ellen-ullman-3943_cities_we-build-our-computer-systems-the-way-we_3227687.jpg)

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