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

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.

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.

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

People tend to sit where there are places to sit

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.

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.

What we eat is the one simplest way to declare who we are - the table reflects our values with a clarity that few other theaters of human behaviour posses.

It has proved politically wiser to set goals than to start programs.

I've always felt from everyone I talk to that the fans feel like I'm tangible and they can talk to me and they know me.

Who here wants to be a writer?' I asked. Everyone in the room raised his hand. 'Why the hell aren't you home writing?' I said, and left the stage.

I believe in human rights for everyone, and none of us is qualified to judge each other and that none of us should therefore have that authority.

"They've been trying to test on animals for the past 50 years. Nobody's come up with a cure,"he says. "If you want to test on somebody, test on me."

I'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection.

Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.

You can have all the money in the world. You can be a multi-billionaire, but if you do not have your health it means nothing. Your health is the No. 1 important thing in your life.

Your characters should be as smart as you are, if not smarter.