“ The course of urban development in America is pushing the individual toward that line seperating proud independence from pitiable isolation. Ray Oldenburg
“ The development of an informal public life depends people finding and enjoying one another outside the cash nexus. Ray Oldenburg
“ We are an open mixing place for the general public, but we are strongly committed to bringing together people who may not normally spend time together in the hope that they will become friends, seekin… Ray Oldenburg
“ We have always hired people with strong personalities. In fact, the only true criterion necessary to work at the Third Place is that one is a nice person—period. The rest can be learned in a day or tw… Ray Oldenburg
“ 1) Remain silent you share of the time (more rather than less). 2) Be attentive while others are talking. 3) Say what you think but be careful not to hurt others' feelings. 4) Avoid topics not of gene… Ray Oldenburg
“ As Ray states in , the nature of a third place is one in which the presence of a regular is always welcome, although never required. Membership is a simple, fluid process of frequent social contact, r… Ray Oldenburg
“ Third places remain upbeat because of the limited way in which the participants are related. Most of the regulars in a third place have a unique and special status with regard to one another. It is sp… Ray Oldenburg
“ It is estimated that American industry loses from $50 billion to $75 billion annually due to absenteeism, company-paid medical expenses, and lost productivity.17 Stress in the lives of the workers is… Ray Oldenburg
“ So I took to the road with an accomplice and set off to the golden South, the new land of opportunity, North Carolina. Here, with the help of a partner I had only just met (and on the back porch of a… Ray Oldenburg
