Cities Quote by James Howard Kunstler

The Settlement ... is an experimental effort to aid in the solution of the social and industrial problems which are engendered by the modern…

— Jane Addams

Many, many large cities have old, crumbling infrastructure that have got to be dealt with in the nearest future, or they're going to be…

— Andrew Natsios

Human settlements are like living organisms. They must grow, and they will change. But we can decide on the nature of that growth -…

— James Howard Kunstler

It's a difficult task to deal with cities. But with some original ways of getting things done, with some basic commandments, you can really…

— Eduardo Paes

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

— Cate Blanchett

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the…

— Hesiod

Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements (except dream cities) have problems. Big cities have difficulties in abundance, because they…

— Jane Jacobs

Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.

— Jane Jacobs

Cities are important because that's where the majority of the world's population lives and an even bigger share of the global economy resides.

— Jens Martin Skibsted

In small settlements everyone knows your affairs. In the city everyone does not-only those you choose to tell will know about you. This is…

— Jane Jacobs

A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.

— Ai Weiwei

It's vital that communities actually get something back in return for seeing their area developed.

— Grant Shapps