Virginia Postrel Quotes

The Dallas model, prominent in the South and Southwest, sees a growing population as a sign of urban health. Cities liberally permit housing construction to accommodate new residents. The Los Angeles model, common on the West Coast and in the Northeast Corridor, discourages growth by limiting new housing.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

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When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

John Legend

PowerPeopleHelpHandUnfairTry

I studied business in school, so I worked for Chanel in marketing. And I also worked part-time in an office. So I had office jobs. And then I realized I needed to get the hell out of there, just realizing there was no fulfillment.

Stephanie Szostak

BusinessSchoolHellMarketingOut

I worked on heads-up displays, virtual-reality technology, and holographic displays - all sorts of really cool technology.

Mary Lou Jepsen

TechnologyCoolReallyWorked

When you have a new government assume power, everyone, without exception, has to work for the benefit of the common good.

Michel Temer

WorkGoodPowerGovernmentYouNew

I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can you come up with?

Michael Patrick King

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I think that young British designers have a kind of fearlessness in they way they approach fashion.

Monika Chiang

FashionThinkYoungKindWay

I always loved singing. No matter where I was, I would just make up my own stuff.

Diana DeGarmo

SingingLovedMatterMy OwnAlways

The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.

Dorothy Thompson

FearMindHumanHuman MindMost

I don't think that trauma is an illusion; there is no question in my mind that circumstances beyond our control can shape and define us. But ultimately, we make choices about letting ourselves be defined by our pasts.

Christina Baker Kline

MindControlChoicesThinkIllusion

I didn't think I was going to die. I knew some did. I knew there were some rumors.

Bob McNair

ThinkDieRumorsGoingKnewSome

I can remember in my lifetime when we used to argue with customers.

Bruce Nordstrom

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In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was followed by a missile exchange for a couple of weeks in both directions.

Noam Chomsky

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