![Why do people resist [engines, bridges, and cities] so? They are symbols and products of the imagination, which is the force that ensures justice and historical momentum in an imperfect world, because without imagination we would not have the wherewithal to challenge certainty, and we could never rise above ourselves.](/assets/img/quote-photos/why-do-people-resist-engines-bridges-and-cities-so-they-are-symbols-and-prod.jpg)
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We are imperfect beings in a very imperfect world, and the one thing we can count on is that things will go wrong, and that each and every one of us will have problems. Bob Parsons
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We are gripped by God’s will of love, and must help carry out that will in this world, in small things as in great things, in saving as in pardoning. To be glad instruments of God’s love in this imperfect world is the service to which we are called. Albert Schweitzer
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There is always a but in this imperfect world. Anne Bronte
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We must recognize that we are living in an imperfect world in which human and superhuman forces of evil are at work and so long as those forces affect the political behaviour of mankind there can be no hope of abiding peace. Christopher Dawson
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We live in an imperfect world, and imperfect people surround us every day. Joyce Meyer
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All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world. Haruki Murakami
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In an imperfect world perfection is not instantly available. Railroad safety, for instance, cannot be secured by mechanical devices alone. It is primarily a resultant of care and discipline. Ivy Lee
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Why do people resist [engines, bridges, and cities] so? They are symbols and products of the imagination, which is the force that ensures justice and historical momentum in an imperfect world, because without imagination we would not have the wherewithal to challenge certainty, and we could never rise above ourselves. Mark Helprin
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We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond Kathie Lee Gifford
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Minnesotans voted their preference today for leaders who will build bridges rather than moats. Mark Dayton
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Four bridges might not seem like a lot, but two of them are complete replacements. Rob Morosi
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Four thousand deaths is too many. Building walls is not the solution, but building bridges of communication is.
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Mogami cable is durable and flexible enough to practically build a suspension bridge with but I'll settle for using it for my guitars and amps! Dave Mustaine
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One of the most important priorities for me is to make sure all rails, roadways and bridges are secure.
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Because we have so many bridges in this state, most times the need for repairs is greater than the means we have to do it. Every year, we update the condition of each bridge to make sure the money is there for repairs.
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Tires were a constant problem, which was a direct result of the roads, ... They spent a lot of time trying to pull themselves out of what they called 'buffalo wallows,' soft patches of ground that turned into bogs when it was wet. ... They spent some time getting stuck in streams they tried to ford, there not being many bridges to use ... and they spent a lot of time in blacksmith's shops to get them fixed, or waiting for replacement parts from the Winton factory in Cleveland.
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We plan to start with one program, Bridges for Newborns, and develop others as we go. We're depending on the generosity of the community for initial support.
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I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today.
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I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well. Richard Rogers
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The city of truth cannot be built on the swampy ground of skepticism.
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Major cities around the world have spent more than a decade or two trying to solve this problem. Some big cities still face this problem.
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Let's look at these 99 other places (honored) and see what kind of education they provide. What do cities that really excel in education do?
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Let's now make this kind of a permanent condition for New York City, that New York City is one of the safest large cities in America, and let's keep it that way,
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Seven cities warred for Homer, being dead,/ Who, living, had no roof to shroud his head. Thomas Heywood
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Sen. Hutchison is very impressed with the progress the cities are making, but it is too early in the process to discuss an endgame.
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Mixed use is what cities are all about. If you don't have mixed use, you don't have cities. Joseph Rykwert
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One of our goals was to talk to all the cities and see if we could convince everybody to do kind of a regional facility.