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People tend to sit where there are places to sit


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It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.

It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.



The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.

The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.



What attracts people most, it would appear, is other people.

What attracts people most, it would appear, is other people.



So-called 'undesirables' are not the problem. It is the measures taken to combat them that is the problem.

So-called 'undesirables' are not the problem. It is the measures taken to combat them that is the problem.



If you want to seed a place with activity, the first thing to do is to put out food.

If you want to seed a place with activity, the first thing to do is to put out food.



People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do not think; they do not create.

People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do not think; they do not create.



It’s not right to put water before people and then keep them away from it.

It’s not right to put water before people and then keep them away from it.



Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the next street.

Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the next street.



The onlooker had better wipe the sympathy off his face. What he has seen is a revolution, not the home of little cogs and drones. What he has seen is the dormitory of the next managerial class.

The onlooker had better wipe the sympathy off his face. What he has seen is a revolution, not the home of little cogs and drones. What he has seen is the dormitory of the next managerial class.



People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.

People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.





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She reflected she must be completely besotted with Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra.



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In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to 'Peanuts' land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous.



I remember the excitement of being a new artist. When up and coming artists ask me like, "Any advice you have for me?" I always say, "Take it all in because you'll never be a new artist again".

I remember the excitement of being a new artist. When up and coming artists ask me like, "Any advice you have for me?" I always say, "Take it all in because you'll never be a new artist again".



I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.



I love the creative end of acting. But I hate fame.

I love the creative end of acting. But I hate fame.



The very word Secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.

The very word Secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.



I'm all right. I'm good. There has been better times, but I'll be okay.

I'm all right. I'm good. There has been better times, but I'll be okay.



If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail.

If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail.



When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.

When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.




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