“It wasn't government that gave us nearly 50 million uninsured Americans and denials for pre-existing conditions. It wasn't government that gave us the yearly and lifetime caps on insurance coverage that have sent so many people into bankruptcy when they've faced a serious illness or accident... It wasn't government that gave us a system in which the gap between what we spend and what we get is so enormous. It was the free market.” PeopleGovernmentMillionsConditionsSeriousLifetimeIllnessAccidentsEnormousDenialGapsFree MarketCapsCoverageBankruptcySerious Illness Author:Paul Waldman
“Most automobiles spend about 80 percent of their time sitting around doing nothing. They're gasoline powered; they go to very high speeds, which in fact, under urban conditions, you don't need. These high speeds generate enormous safety requirements and so on and so forth. Now you can incrementally tweak the automobile. You can make the power train more efficient and you can enhance safety and all of these sorts of things that are very worthwhile.” NeedsFactsConditionsPercentSittingSafetyTrainSpeedEnormousWorthwhileEfficientUrbanRequirementsDoing NothingAutomobileSitting AroundGasolineHigh SpeedTweak Author:William J. Mitchell
“Miami Beach is a completely interesting hybrid because it is, on the one hand, a resort and, on the other hand, a real city. This condition of city and water on two sides I think is really amazing. And in the heart of that city, it has put an enormous convention center, an enormous physical presence.” ThinkingHeartTwoRealHandsSidesWaterInterestingCitiesConditionsEnormousBeachConventionsResortsTwo SidesMiamiHybridReally AmazingMiami Beach Author:Rem Koolhaas
“It would be wonderful if people could grow together in groups, teaching and learning communities where they empower, evoke, explore the enormous capacities of the human condition.” PeopleIfsHumansWould BeTogetherGrowsCommunityWonderfulGroupsTeachingConditionsCapacityEnormousEmpoweringHuman ConditionEvokeTeaching And Learning Author:Jean Houston