Family Quote by Joseph Gies

“As the urban world becomes more hazardous, stressful, and complex, there are those who will be attracted to a simpler way of life.”

— John A. Hostetler

I think that there is a middle-class desire, and maybe an almost universal desire, among many human beings to live in clean neighborhoods, among…

— Sharon Zukin

“To live in a city, one must be larger than one's environment or enjoy belonging to the crowd.”

— Louis L'Amour

“In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Anonymous

“I sometimes think that there is a link between the decline in humanity and the increase in prosperity and comfort. Property and comfort are…

— Mo Yan

“The city as the engine for social change and increasing well-being is one of the truly great triumphs of our amazing ability to form…

— Geoffrey West

“Not by human dwellings--not in crowded cities alone, are the sights and sounds of life. The wildest places of the earth are full of…

— Solomon Northrup

“So, for a variety of reasons, ranging from convenience to fear to economics, people stayed in their own neighborhood, loving it, enjoying the closeness,…

— Mike Royko

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

— Oscar Wilde

What makes most people comfortable is some sort of sense of nostalgia. I grew up in a small town, and I could count my…

— Justin Timberlake

“Urbanity provides us with so many ways to avoid people. Isn't that what distinguishes it from traditional rural life, where the onus, perhaps because…

— Tabish Khair

“It can only benefit the city to have endless waves of exceptionally capable, even brilliant, folk unfettered by class and family connections. They change…

— Catherynne M. Valente