I think it is fatal to specialize. And all kinds of things show us that and that the more diverse we are in what we can do, the better.

observation of realities has never, to put it mildly, been one of the strengths of economic development theory.

While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see.

Lots of things are not possible for municipalities, suburbs, or collections of them now. They are not possible and they would become possible, because they would have more authority. They would have the same authority as a province now.

Nothing is so clear in history that is it happens for any one thing. It seems that a lot of things come together to make great changes.

There is no new world that you make without the old world.

This is something everyone knows: A well-used city street is apt to be a safe street. A deserted city street is apt to be unsafe.