Hari Vijayakumar

“Human beings are so destructive. I sometimes think we're a kind of plague, that will scrub the earth clean. We destroy things so well that I sometimes think, maybe that's our function. Maybe every few eons, some animal comes along that kills off the rest of the world, clears the decks, and lets evolution proceed to its next phase.”
― Michael Crichton, The Lost World

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

“You can't rely on bringing people downtown, you have to put them there.”
― Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities