Quotes About Mobility

The secret of cultural development is the mobility and disposability of psychic energy. Directed thinking, as we know it today, is a more or less modern acquisition which earlier ages lacked.

There is no horizontal Stratification of society in this country like the rocks in the earth, that hold one class down below forevermore, and let another come to the surface to stay there forever. Our Stratification is like the ocean, where every individual drop is free to move, and where from the sternest depths of the mighty deep any drop may come up to glitter on the highest wave that rolls. JAMES A. GARFIELD

On how important curatorial mobility is: You must move, and you must talk (but not too much), and you definitely must listen. - Francesco Bonami

Silently, with no lights on, cars kept coming, one after the other, full to bursting with baggage and furniture, prams and birdcages, packing cases and baskets of clothes, each with a mattress tied firmly to the roof.

Every man's position on Earth is restricted to the distance he can walk.' -- The Last Trump

Any accident involving a robot-driven car would set off another antirobot riot.

Everyone has all the power of a bank branch in the palm of their hand. And so in that world of software at scale, theoretically the incremental unit cost of something at scale approaches zero.

No child's future should ever be dictated by what zip code they were born in.

Investing in free public transportation would establish a right to mobility - the right of every person to access every part of our city, regardless of income level, race, background, or home zip code.

I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car.

In London, I take the Tube everywhere.

I always walk up the escalator on the Tube, and I live in a house with a lot of stairs, and that's good exercise, but you need more than that.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.

Driving, for me, means power and freedom. The feeling that I can go anywhere I want at any time is exhilarating.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.

Where you live matters. Whatever you're doing, there's usually only one place where the top people go. You should go there. Don't settle for anywhere else. Meeting my heroes and learning from them gave me a huge advantage. Your heroes are part of your circle, too - follow them. If the real action is happening somewhere else, move.

The Internet keeps us constantly connected, and the increasing sophistication of mobile devices allows us much greater choice over when, how, and where we work.

The fastest way to get around the southern Chinese city of Foshan is on the back of a motorcycle-for-hire.

I'LL BELT THE EARTH WITH DEPENDABLE MOTOR CARS

Thirty-nine percent of Americans will spend a year in the top 5 percent of the income distribution, 56 percent will find themselves in the top 10 percent, and 73 percent will spend a year in the top 20 percent.

I like to keep mobile. It keeps my mind awake.

The mobile middle class gravitates to the cities where housing is affordable.

You have to be very fast-thinking, creative, and mobile. It is key to making a business move.

Having two kids is like having 1000. It's just scheduling, moving around, being mobile.