Nelson Rockefeller on cities
Nelson Rockefeller14 quotes“There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.”
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The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite the philosophical disagreements it may have with the nature of particular regimes.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller You have a challenge; never quit!
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller As President, I would work toward international creation of a new world order.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and “how well you look”.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benefit from it.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller The chief problem of the low-income farmers is poverty.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.
Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller The new world order that will answer economic, military, and political problems, he said, ‘urgently requires.
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
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New York City is my playground.
Bethenny FrankelBethenny Frankel It is a cultural tradition that makes New Orleans what it is. It also represents the roots of American music and an important part of the African-American community in New Orleans. It unites people in some of the poorer neighborhoods of the city. It is absolutely critical to continue.
Bill TaylorBill Taylor I was born on a pig farm in Norfolk. We grew up in the city called Norwich in Norfolk, then I moved to London when I was thirteen.
Beth OrtonBeth Orton It seems that most the world is driven by the eye, right? They design cities to look great but they always sound horrible …
BjorkBjork Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.
Bion of BorysthenesBion of Borysthenes Some of the best auditions I’ve ever had have been when my agent called and said, ‘They want you 20 minutes ago, in an office in Century City, to see you for something.’
Billy CampbellBilly Campbell I myself am consummately middle class. We grew up in upper-middle-class suburbs in Oklahoma City, and thats very much the same ethos as what Richard Yates and John Cheever wrote about.
Blake BaileyBlake Bailey Agriculture is the greatest and fundamentally the most important of our industries. The cities are but the branches of the tree of national life, the roots of which go deeply into the land. We all flourish or decline with the farmer.
Bernard BaruchBernard Baruch
