Jim Chappell Quotations

It has often been said that people believe San Francisco was perfect the day they moved into the city, and anything that was built after they came here spoils it.

When I first heard what had happened from dispatch, I thought they were joking.

In America, art has always been suspect and accused of being effete. We are growing beyond that as a culture, just as San Francisco is growing beyond its fear of modern architecture.

The likelihood that it will have any positive effect is probably nil. How is the ($150 million job fund) going to be spent? There are no criteria.