The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. – Robert Smithson
Parks are idealizations of nature, but nature in fact is not a condition of the ideal. – Robert Smithson
Objects in a park suggest static repose rather than any ongoing dialectic. Parks are finished landscapes for finished art . – Robert Smithson
Much of what’s called ‘public’ is increasingly a private good paid for by users – ever-higher tolls on public highways and public bridges, higher tuitions at so-called public universities, higher admission fees at public parks and public museums. – Robert Reich
In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands. – Ralph Regula
The Four Horsemen were limousines and Lear Jets, while DX was trailer parks and outhouses. One was white trash, one was upper crust. I always saw DX and the NWO as the natural rivals at the time. – Shawn Michaels
If an ordinary person parks outside another ordinary person’s house for a week, it’s considered stalking. If, however, that person is considered newsworthy, it’s perfectly legal for paparazzi to do the same thing. – Vince Vaughn
I need money to build parks. I will build more parks. That’s all I’m interested in. – Stef Wertheimer
I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I’ve ever been on is at a casino in Nevada. – Tia Carrere
Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it. – Susan Orlean
