Lewis Mumford Quotes

It has not been for nothing that the word has remained man's principal toy and tool: without the meanings and values it sustains, all man's other tools would be worthless.

Lewis Mumford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 19, 1895 - January 26, 1990

Topics

ManToolsValuesNothingPrincipal

Too often the desire for peace has been expressed by women while the stewardship of the mechanisms which are used to attempt to secure peace in the short and medium term are dominated by male decision-making structures and informal arrangements. This must change.

Jenny Shipley

ChangeWomenPeaceShortDesire

Many counties in Maryland are above the average unemployment rate for both Maryland and the United States. We need representation in Congress who will make creating jobs the No. 1 priority so the people of Maryland can get back to work.

Andrew P. Harris

WorkPeopleBackCreatingWillNeed

The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It's the ones that become the friendships that last.

Andrew Sullivan

LoveRomanticGayBecomeBeginLast

'Anchorman' is really good.

John Ross Bowie

GoodReally

Tiger Woods did not always win majors with ease; after his narrow victory in the 1999 PGA, he slumped and sighed as if he'd been carrying rocks uphill all afternoon.

John Updike

WinVictoryWoodsTigerRocksBeen

I got sober at 27 and started writing around 30 and started playing music in public around 32, 33.

Mary Gauthier

MusicWritingSoberPlayingStarted

You can pregrow a village with no consequence on the land. In fact, with a positive carbon contribution.

Mitchell Joachim

PositiveYouVillageLandFact

The immigrant blame game is one of the most predictable, and most deplorable, elements of public debate in our nation.

Luis Gutierrez

BlameGameDebateImmigrantNation

I don't think anybody is anybody else's moral compass. Maybe listening to my music is not the best idea if you live a very constricted life. Or maybe it is.

Lou Reed

LifeLiveMusicBestListeningYou

I'm not to eager to play tennis in my spare time. I'm more interested in doing gym work and stuff like that. We have a lot of schools and courts around where I live, so if I really want to play, I don't need to go too far.

Lleyton Hewitt

WorkLiveTimeDoingGymPlay

Like any good RPG, 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning' is adept at digging its claws into that part of your brain that just loves accomplishing things.

Jason Schreier

GoodBrainThingsDiggingJustYour

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

Colleen Atwood

BeautifulPeopleFashionThinkLong

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