Richard Florida Quotes (6 Quotes)

I think we do need more time off, but it's not a government issue. It needs to be a social thing. People need to realize that working all the time and ignoring families is not healthy.

L.A. draws highly skilled Asians and San Francisco draws highly skilled gays, but D.C. draws highly skilled everybody -- gays, Latins, Asians, Africans, scientists and so on, ... The trick will be to avoid pricing ourselves out of that creativity.

I have always, always wanted to live in Washington,

If an employer is serious about attracting and retaining talent, about making Wisconsin the kind of place they can do business over the long haul, they've got to understand that the ability for all people to feel welcome is absolutely critical.

Minneapolis-St. Paul is competing for a very mobile group of people who have the world for their choices.

people are really smart and engaged. There's no better place in the country to write serious nonfiction. There's no better place to be public intellectuals.