What little history we've got in this rugged little corner of ours, we want to treasure. In Europe, they don't bulldoze things thoughtlessly. They preserve them. Rick Steves
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![I'm like the general public. I didn't put it together [about the razing] until recently. A little bit, I was in denial. - Rick Steves Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSdtIGxpa2UgdGhlIGdlbmVyYWwgcHVibGljLiBJIGRpZG4ndCBwdXQgaXQgdG9nZXRoZXIgW2Fib3V0IHRoZSByYXppbmddIHVudGlsIHJlY2VudGx5LiBBIGxpdHRsZSBiaXQsIEkgd2FzIGluIGRlbmlhbC4g&author=ICBSaWNrIFN0ZXZlcyAgICA=&num=3 "I'm like the general public. I didn't put it together [about the razing] until recently. A little bit, I was in denial. - Rick Steves Quotes")
![I could have said, 'This sucks,' [but] what would this have accomplished? ... I was aware of the 'Sophie's choice' that had to be made. I really was proud of my community for saving the auditorium. In America, we have to be proud of what little scraps of elegance we can save in this low-tax, low-service, Texas model of government. - Rick Steves Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSBjb3VsZCBoYXZlIHNhaWQsICdUaGlzIHN1Y2tzLCcgW2J1dF0gd2hhdCB3b3VsZCB0aGlzIGhhdmUgYWNjb21wbGlzaGVkPyAuLi4gSSB3YXMgYXdhcmUgb2YgdGhlICdTb3BoaWUncyBjaG9pY2UnIHRoYXQgaGFkIHRvIGJlIG1hZGUuIEkgcmVhbGx5IHdhcyBwcm91ZCBvZiBteSBjb21tdW5pdHkgZm9yIHNhdmluZyB0aGUgYXVkaXRvcml1bS4gSW4gQW1lcmljYSwgd2UgaGF2ZSB0byBiZSBwcm91ZCBvZiB3aGF0IGxpdHRsZSBzY3JhcHMgb2YgZWxlZ2FuY2Ugd2UgY2FuIHNhdmUgaW4gdGhpcyBsb3ctdGF4LCBsb3ctc2VydmljZSwgVGV4YXMgbW9kZWwgb2YgZ292ZXJubWVudC4g&author=ICBSaWNrIFN0ZXZlcyAgICA=&num=11 "I could have said, 'This sucks,' [but] what would this have accomplished? ... I was aware of the 'Sophie's choice' that had to be made. I really was proud of my community for saving the auditorium. In America, we have to be proud of what little scraps of elegance we can save in this low-tax, low-service, Texas model of government. - Rick Steves Quotes")
