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“Facts are important to me, not emotions. I would caution against speculation.”

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Alexander Lebedev is a Russian businessman known for his investments in media and finance. Born on December 16, 1959, he is a media magnate owning several newspapers and television stations. more

“Contradictions, most of all, a balance between chaos and order. It needs neighborhoods vibrating with energy just as much as cozy little corners and parks; well-tended, middle-class sections as well as an alternative scene; technology centers for innovative youth and social facilities for older people.”

“City needs creativity to retain the high performers who have lived there for years as well as to attract new, interesting residents.”

Needs Years Wells Interesting Cities Creativity Performers Residents New Interesting

Author:Charles Landry

“Creativity cannot be really regulated, but it can be encouraged. The redevelopment or revitalization of a city is an art. It depends on the individual strengths of a place and the will of the leadership to bring about change. The goal is to establish a cultural infrastructure.”

Art Individual Goal Cities Creativity Depends Infrastructure Be Encouraged Individual Strength Revitalization

Author:Charles Landry

“Stop at nothing to get the best work that you can get. Betray, violate, cause enormous harm.”

Causes Harm Enormous Betray Best Work

Author:Joe Frank

“As industries migrate toward the Far East, the future of many Western cities will no longer lie in manufacturing products but ideas and patents. Young, mobile elites can choose where they want to live, and they can easily move, which means that cities are involved in a heated competition for the best people. Only the most attractive cities can benefit from this development.”

People Want Mean Ideas Moving Young Lying Cities Products Development Industry Involved Benefits Competition Western East Attractive Elites Mobile Manufacturing Patents Migrate

Author:Charles Landry

“Some remain great cities, but they shouldn't stand still. They should move in the direction of a knowledge-oriented society. Most cities have to do something to draw attention to themselves and make their particular assets visible on the international radar. I'm not talking about developing countries, but about the United States and Europe.”

“Detroit is an urban hell. But even in this city of the dying auto industry, there is reason to hope, if they manage to combine the creative forces of designers and other intellectual "suppliers" in other ways.”

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Author:Charles Landry

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