Jaime Lerner quotes

If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros. (Jaime Lerner)
The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the city die. View quote
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There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree. View quote
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A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life. View quote
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If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems. View quote
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A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions. View quote
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A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true. View quote
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After working in cities for nearly 40 years, I am telling you that every city can improve its quality of life in less than three years, no matter the scale or the financial conditions. View quote
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Cities are not problems. They are solutions. View quote
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I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest in places if there is no quality of life. View quote
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I always run into these Ph.D.s. They write and write and write about sustainable development. Then these guys ask me, 'But, how do you do it?' They are scared to death to do anything. (Jaime Lerner)
I always try to say, 'If you want to help the environment, try to do just two things. One, use less of your car. Second, separate your garbage.' View quote
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Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport. View quote
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Curitiba is not a paradise. We have all the problems that most Latin American cities have. We have slums. We have the same difficulties, but the big difference is the respect given by people due to the quality of the services which are provided. View quote
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We can't have landfills forever and we can't ask others to accept our trash. View quote
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We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.' View quote
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Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything. View quote
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A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose. View quote
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The design of a city is like a strange archeology. View quote
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Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don't understand that innovating is about starting. Taking care of a city is a process that you start, and then give the population space to respond. View quote
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Brazil will change when its cities change. (Jaime Lerner)

Jaime Lerner

Jaime Lerner - Image
Photo: Fotofelix59, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Brazilian Politician
Born: December 17, 1937
Died: May 27, 2021
Quotes count: 21