Richard Moe Quotations

There is no harder glass ceiling. Madeleine broke through it by working twice as hard as a lot of her male counterparts.

Hundreds of these irreplaceable cinemas have been demolished, and more close every year.

It became a house museum in the hands of a nonprofit organization without an adequate endowment. And this is unfortunately too common a practice. These houses really need endowments, because visitation alone will never support them.

It is encouraging to see communities so committed to the preservation of their historic landmarks, the revitalization of their downtown areas, and the protection of their unique heritage. These 12 communities represent a truly distinctive slice of America that makes them exciting alternatives to the homogenization of many other vacation spots.

We either save them now or we lose them forever,

The proliferation of the chain theater has made it tough for independent historic theaters to book first-run movies and stay economically viable,

This swath of land has soaked up more of the blood, sweat and tears than any other region in the country.

There is a built-in incentive to demolish. The first instinct after natural disasters is almost always to demolish buildings. It is almost always wrong.

We all know Katrina is one of the greatest human tragedies in the nation's history - but it could also be the greatest cultural catastrophe America has ever experienced. Rebuilding is essential, but it must acknowledge the historic character of one of the nation's most distinctive regions.

There is not a concentration of historic structures in America, let alone the world, like those in New Orleans. The architecture is as important to the culture of New Orleans as the food, the jazz, and the festivals. To lose it would be unimaginable.

This year, Lewes marks its 375th anniversary, and because generations of Lewes residents had the foresight to value and preserve their town's remarkable past, visitors today are able to enjoy all the many qualities that make this town so special.

Arrow Rock's fascinating history represents a microcosm of the frontier experience in Missouri. A small, historic and unspoiled town, Arrow Rock had the good sense to hang on to what makes it so special. The result is a vibrant community that offers travelers an ideal retreat.

This is the first time we have done anything on this scale. The human needs come first, but at the same time these people need places to come back to.

This is the first time we have done anything on this scale,

It's the way we've used land. We haven't thought of it as historic.

In a time of great racial inequity, Julius Rosenwald worked with communities across the South and Southwest to improve educational opportunities for African-Americans. We can't risk losing the tangible reminders of this great collaboration.

Buffalo is one of America's great designed cities. The interweaving of great architecture, landscape architecture and important historic sites makes Buffalo a must see destination for preservationists, designers, history buffs, and anyone wishing to see an inspiring example of American design.

There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here and there, but those days are gone. Preservation is in the business of saving communities and the values they embody.

When you strip away the rhetoric, preservation is simply having the good sense to hold on to things that are well designed, that link us with our past in a meaningful way, and that have plenty of good use left in them.