Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Jane Jacobs Quotes

There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and to be served.

Jane Jacobs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 1, 1916 - April 25, 2006

Topics

Quality Mask Real Order Ignoring

I work out, but I'm not doing it specifically because I show my butt on TV.

Jimmy Smits

Work Doing Butt Out Show Work Out

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

John Bonham

Good Look Something Got Sign Tried

The United States invented the Internet and it has been our gift to the world, paid for by our taxpayers. The U.N.'s desire to take that gift as a means of increasing its power must be stopped.

John Doolittle

Power World Gift Internet Desire

I play with doing a forehead bun a lot, just a bantu knot right in front of the forehead and keep it in with a clip. And I like doing real pinup styles but based on my natural hair.

Andra Day

Hair Doing Play Right Real Forehead

Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same.

Mel Gibson

Life Happiness Sacrifice Joy Reward

There's no more private family than the royal family. People who can really only be themselves with each other. The rest of us just spend all our time fascinated by them.

John Lithgow

Family Time People Rest Royal More

Physical access is one of the very first issues disability rights activists of the 1960s and '70s fought for.

Stella Young

Disability First Rights Issues Very

It's pretty overwhelming to know that people can call up Moviefone and find out where it's playing.

Monica Keena

People Find Know Out Up Pretty

During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.'

Mirai Nagasu

Myself Sleep Week Tell Get Anymore

I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.

Jayma Mays

Me Mom Growing Up Growing She Big

It's a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere.

Annie Dillard

Age Learn Long Silly Write Little

At the end of four years' time, at graduation, we were down to 12. At our reunion that we had several years ago, only 1 out of the 52 actually made it to ordination and priesthood. So there you go, there's your numbers.

Peter Jurasik

Time Graduation End You Down Go