Quote by Dean Kamen

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

Summary

This quote highlights the idea that in urban environments, cars may not be a necessary mode of transportation, similar to how a fish does not require a bicycle. It suggests that cities can thrive by promoting alternative, sustainable modes of transportation such as walking, cycling, or public transportation, and reducing dependency on cars. The quote carries a message of advocating for the development of more pedestrian-friendly cities, where cars are not the primary means of getting around, ultimately leading to a more environmentally friendly and livable urban landscape.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

No more good must be attempted than the people can bear.

No more good must be attempted than the people can bear.

Thomas Jefferson

When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime for

When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime for her more than she is to me?

Michel de Montaigne

There is some place where your specialties can shine. Somewh

There is some place where your specialties can shine. Somewhere that difference can be expressed. It's up to you to find it, and you can.

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hun

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations.

Frances O'Grady

Modern science is still trying to produce a tranquilizer mor

Modern science is still trying to produce a tranquilizer more effective than a few kind words

WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

We know from our history that while promotions may win quart

We know from our history that while promotions may win quarters, innovation wins decades.

Robert A. McDonald

It is better to have loved your wife than never to have love

It is better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Robert Green Ingersoll

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fi

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Dwight D Eisenhower

Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame, The fire of love suppl

Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame, The fire of love supplies ; While that which often bears the name, Is self in a disguise. True zeal is merciful and mild, Can pity and forbear ; The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, And breathes revenge and war.

War Love Revenge Self Zeal

The growth of technology is such that it is not possible tod

The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear physicist to switch into medical physics without training. The field is now much more technical. More training is needed to do the job.