Virginia Postrel Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an external push to make us have a good time. In both cases, our future self will appreciate the help.”

“Y2K hype taps our native discomfort with the realities of a dynamic, evolving social order. It elevates personal, local contact over the impersonality of the 'extended order' of trade and technological networks. It suggests that we can wipe the slate clean and start from scratch.”

“When credit is cheaper to use and easier to arrange, people do use more of it.”

“A standard 'well woman' checkup can last as little as 10 minutes, hardly time for any in-depth discussions.”

“As discomfiting as it is to both market optimists and policy activists, a certain amount of instability is inherent to the economy.”

“Clothes are unique sculptures, dependent on a supporting human form and created to move.”

“Dialysis does not make patients well. It simply postpones their deaths.”

“Even before Sputnik, scientists and policy makers worried that not enough Americans were studying science.”

“I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother.”

“Lofts were never supposed to be homes. They were vacant old factories and warehouses, taken over by artists looking for cheap space and good light.”