7 Quotes by Robert Putnam

Most Americans watch Friends rather than having friends.

There are deep parallels between the plight of America at the turn of the last century and the plight of America today.

She's cold all the time. And down here, she loves it. I mean, 95 (degrees) here and that's perfect for her. It is an ideal climate for her.

She made the adjustment very, very well. I was very leery of how well she was going to adjust, because she lived up there, she didn't know anywhere else to live. That's a big move, you know.

It can be heard even above the roar of a helicopter, which is important if you want to tell people anything. That's the problem with bullhorns ? over a helicopter, they can't really understand what you're saying.

Over the course of the last generation or two, a variety of technological, economic and social changes have rendered obsolete the stuff of American social capital.

Americans are right that the bonds of our communities have withered, and we are right to fear that this transformation has very real costs, ... Bowling Alone.