Quotes by Jane Jacobs

• True wisdom is not found in following the crowd, but in standing firm in your own beliefs.
• 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.
• The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
• Some men tend to cling to old intellectual excitements, just as some belles, when they are old ladies, still cling to the fashions and coiffures of their exciting youth.
• Design is people.
• Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.
• The only time to look down on others is when you're about to extend a helping hand to lift them up
• Life is a remarkable series of stark plot twists; just make sure your sense of humor has front-row seats!