“It was striking, the character of destruction. It was always diverse”

“The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room; only one activity: clearing away ...The destructive character is young and cheerful. For destroying rejuvenates in clearing away traces of our own age ...”

“That's right-the striking thing about greenhouse gases is the diversity of sources that emit them. A herd of cattle belching can be worse than highway full of hummers.”

“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.”

“That which is striking and beautiful is not always right,but that which is right is always beautiful ”

“Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves.”