American Quote by Robert Reich

Detroit is a metaphor for America, for America's challenges and America's opportunities. It is a hothouse for new innovation, for ingenuity and risk taking.…

— Darren Walker

I think of what's happening in Detroit as part of something that's much bigger. Most people think of the decline of the city as…

— Grace Lee Boggs

I see the people in Detroit are very - they're like a lot of cities, but they're very proud to be from there and…

— Kid Rock

Detroit is a fascinating place, because things are so bad there that the dystopia has almost become utopian. People know they can't rely on…

— Sasha Abramsky

So, I mean, there's still vast swaths of the city that are suffering from a lack of jobs and poor housing and poor public…

— David Maraniss

Detroit can become a national model for urban revitalization, but to do so, it must break free from past development models.

— Rashida Tlaib

Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.

— Mitch Albom

One of the things that's very important, when you're an activist and an organizer like me, is to understand that when things happen of…

— Grace Lee Boggs

For me, personally, Detroit is a melting pot for everything. We get the best from the East Coast, West Coast and down South.

— Big Sean

You can't fight the fact that Detroit is a de-industrializing market and it isn't facing dramatic, positive transformation.

— Dan Gilbert

There's something about Detroit, man: there's a serious vibe there. It could be that blue-collar, working-class-mentality person who lives out there. There's just something…

— John Gourley

Many of us prefer to live in places abandoned by humans. Less work for us. Detroit is very popular.

— G. Willow Wilson