Cities Quote by Geoff Mulgan Download Open image “The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time.” — Geoff Mulgan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cities Critical Innovation Time
Whenever and wherever societies have flourished and prospered rather than stagnated and decayed, creative and workable cities have been at the core of the… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
“But ideal cities are very much the product of their own ages. Designed as complete urban statements, they bear the unmistakable imprint of their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
In the future, all cities will be distinguished by one thing only. The nature of their enthusiasm. — Pier Giorgio Di Cicco Copy Share Image
I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
“The city was a machine of its own, continuously producing. We were constantly pumped out through its assembly line, in different forms or models.… — Cristina Martin Copy Share Image
Great cities are not static, they constantly change and take the world along with them. — Edward Glaeser Copy Share Image
Urban renewal always happens as a symphony of events, and part of the symphony is innovative, optimistic developers with the ability and willingness to… — Dan Gilbert Copy Share Image
As the world's 'most dynamic' cities seek to manage their own urban growth, American state and local officials have much to offer. Our mayors… — Robert Hormats Copy Share Image
For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create valuable things… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
By international standards, many of the U.K.'s policies for civil society are exemplary. However, there are concerns about constraints on civil liberties - particularly… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn't come… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
With a fractured sense of self, we come to depend on what people feed back to us - often mediated through social networks -… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Predation is part of the everyday life of capitalism, in sectors as mainstream as pharmaceuticals, software and oil - where people's money, their data,… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
As a civil servant in charge of the government's Strategy Unit, I brought in many people from outside government, including academia and science, to… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Systems governed by only one set of rules are more vulnerable than those with variety. — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans. — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
Cities are 2% of the earth's crust, but they are 50% of the world's population. — Carlo Ratti Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled… — James Cross Giblin Copy Share Image
Nice is a city of ghosts and specters, but I hope not to become one of them right away. — Patrick Modiano Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Dawn's faint breath breathes with your mouth at the ends of empty streets. Gray light your eyes, sweet drops of dawn on dark hills.… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image