Inspirational quotes turn NIMBY
Blogger Tales from the Sharrows mashed up a classic inspirational quote with an equally classic argument opposing urban change. This sparked a hilarious set of #inspirationalNIMBY tweets yesterday.
Here are some favorites. For each, I’ve added attribution, put them all into a standard format, and corrected any spelling errors.
“The only thing we have to fear is density itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Be the obstruction you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
The Greater Marin @theGreaterMarin
“Home is where the heart is, unless you don’t have a permit for it.” — Proverb
The Greater Marin @theGreaterMarin
“A man’s home is his castle, and his neighbor’s home is his moat.” — Proverb
“For what do we live, but to make sport by subjecting our neighbors to endless discretionary review for minor additions?” — Jane Austen
“The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.” — Robert Burns
“If you would build something, you must first be something. But really, it’s better just to not build anything.” — Goethe
Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris
“If we are together, nothing is possible.” — Winston Churchill
“If they can dream it, you can stop it.” — Walt Disney
“A house divided (into multiple units) cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln
“A chicken in every pot, NOT in every backyard!” — Herbert Hoover
City Beautiful 21 @citybeautiful21
What would you add?