Society Quotes by Richard Rogers

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

— Richard Rogers

Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time.

— Richard Rogers

I cycle, which is a healthy thing for an 80-year-old to do. I rarely go further than five miles, but in those five miles…

— Richard Rogers

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

— Richard Rogers

My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.

— Richard Rogers

Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano,…

— Richard Rogers

Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.

— Richard Rogers

Education in British schools isn't good enough. It's not remotely imaginative enough. It lets down too many children, excluding them from society, and, as…

— Richard Rogers

I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life.…

— Richard Rogers

There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on.

— Richard Rogers

Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport.

— Richard Rogers

Today is much more an age of greed

— Richard Rogers

The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.

— Richard Rogers

Cities are about juxtaposition.

— Richard Rogers

You know, the environment is fragmenting, and the environment is, in many places, absolutely hideous!

— Richard Rogers