Quotes 54 Ruskin, exurban, mall sprall, asphyxiate, Maya, Culturas Maya, presumptive nominee, Planet Earth
Every duty we omit obscures some truth we should have known. --Ruskin
The Maya are alive, their works can be seen in the construction of great hotels, they are the workers and they are Maya, they are waiters but also Maya, they are also professionals, therefore we are not a lost race. -- Gonzalo Pech Chuc member of the Academia de la Lengua y Culturas Mayas de Quintana Roo AC.
The U.S. always seems to find the means to reinvent itself in ways that Japan -- and much of Europe --often lacks. --Stephane Garelli
There are good reasons Republicans are focusing on indentity rather than issues this year: in poll after poll, there's not a single major issue on which the public agrees with them or their presumptive nominee. --Harold Meyerson
I cannot think but that the world would be better and brighter if our teachers would dwell on the Duty of Happiness as well as the Happiness of Duty. --John Lubbock
The biggest step communities can take to overcome our driving addiction is to mandate higher density and mixed-use development. This will curb the unbridled exurban subdivision and mall sprawl that forces auto use for every perceived need. Mixed-use development provides a variety of homes, jobs, shopping and parks in urban or suburban neighborhoods so people can live, work and play without necessarily driving. --Warren Karlenzig of Common Current
People who pedal their bikes to work actually get punished as they are filtering the exhaust gases from the SUVs, trucks, etc. As a courtesy to the imbecilic car culture around here, all you inhale are gas and diesel fumes. If we want a clean environment, let's tax the inefficient trucks and SUVs off the road, but not asphyxiate bicyclist and pedestrian. --Marc Moisson in the www.mercurynews.com
For people to achieve all that is demanded of them, they must regard themselves as greater than they are. --Johann Goethe
It seems to me that one who has 18 children yet depends on no government help in raising those children is taking responsiblity for her actions. As long as she stays out of my wallet, she can do whatever she wants. It is when a person dips into my hard-earned income that I take offense. --David Hildreth in the www.mercurynews.com
Even if they have the means to support so many children, how can they ignore the impact of such procreation on Planet Earth? Do we wait for over-population woes (such as China) before taking personal responsiblity? And why, oh why does the media glamorize such irresponsible behavior? --Jeane Hendricks in the www.mercurynews.com
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