"[It is] the most hideous waterfront structure ever……" — Robert Moses
"[It is] the most hideous waterfront structure ever inflicted on a city by a combination of architectural conceit and official bad taste. the Cathedral of Asphalt."
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10 Quotes by Robert Moses
Robert Moses has 10 quotes on this site.
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l have no fear of change as such and, on the other hand, no liking for it merely for its…
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He continued to be an infant long after he ceased to be a prodigy.
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Those who can, build. Those who can't, criticize.
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Every true New Yorker believes with all his heart that when a New Yorker is tired of New York, he…
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Unfortunately there are still people in other areas who regard New York City not as part of the United States,…
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If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration.
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When you operate in an overbuilt metropolis, you have to hack your way with a meat ax,
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Here the skeptic finds chaos and the believer further evidence that the hand that made us is divine.
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Have no fear of change as such and, on the other hand, no liking for it merely for its own…
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