Anonymity Quote by Vint Cerf

A lot of the factories that had been the bedrock of many small cities were being shut down, which led me to investigate what…

— Lynn Nottage

“The whole city was dangerous—because of chemicals and the uneven distribution of wealth and so on.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

— Manmohan Singh

“But as urban life accelerated and expanded, it disrupted the old sense of order. This new way of living generated unprecedented social and political…

— Ilia Delio

Cities are drivers of growth and wealth, and at the same time, cities are becoming increasingly violent.

— Peter Maurer

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

As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look…

— Michael Porter

How people move around their city is a big deal. It affects productivity, security, health, and global warming, among other things.

— Jens Martin Skibsted

Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think that part of the growing popularity of the New Urbanism is not simply because it is so rational, and not simply because…

— Jane Jacobs

When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it.

— James Norman Hall

Urban living is an intersection of business and personal life.

— Shahid Khan