Artificial Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. What possesses interest for us is thenatural of each, his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

All through organized history, if you wanted prosperity you had to have cities. Cities are places that attract new people with new ideas.

— Jane Jacobs

Two-thirds of all growth takes place in cities because, by simple fact of population density, our urban spaces are perfect innovation labs. The modern…

— Peter Diamandis

“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

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

— Joanne Harris

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require…

— Will Wright

The biggest thing growing cities need to do is minimize barriers to development so that as long as someone is doing good urbanism, they…

— Alex Steffen

But let us not forget that cities are like human beings. They are born, they go through childhood and adolescence, they grow old, and…

— Anonymous

Cities are complex and contain just about any thing or concept ever invented by humans. How the city is built, its topography, and how…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions.

— Jaime Lerner

I think cities are the primordial forests of our time. We evolve faster as a species in cities. Cities are chaotic, liminal places where…

— Chris Abani

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

— Jane Jacobs