The image of a community is fundamentally important to its economic well-being. If all places look alike, there's no reason to go anywhere.

I have learned two important lessons from my association with the Marine Corps: always be on time and always be ready to do what is required when you get there.

The image of a community is fundamentally important to its economic well-being. If all places look alike, there's no reason to go anywhere.

All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.

The best places to live, work, and visit are those places that are willing to uphold their standards in the face of pressure to allow lowest common denominator development... Successful communities understand that when they say no to development that is contrary to the long-term health of their community, they will almost always get better development in its place.

Tourism is the sum total of the travel experience. It is not just what happens at the destination. It involves everything that a person sees and does from the time he or she leaves home until the vacation is over. Getting there can be half the fun, but frequently it is not. There are many great destinations in America, but, unfortunately, there are very few great journeys left, which is why it is in the interest of the tourism industry to encourage the development of greenways, heritage corridor, bike paths, hiking trails, and other forms of alternative transportation.

It's really kind of hard to be a suburb of nothing. If you don't have a downtown, you really don't have anything. It's hard to build a community around parking lots and subdivisions.