10 Quotes by Stephen Klineberg

Lay was the great hero of Houston. He was the kind of civic leader who led the business community to all kinds of major investment in the city that might not otherwise have happened.

There has been a significant shift in the support for gay rights here. There's a growing sense that homosexuality is part of the normal human variation,

This view is the single most powerful predicator of people's attitudes toward gay rights in general and shows a growing comfort with human diversity in general,

Anglos are in the midst of watching a demographic change occur. The future is a non-Anglo future. It's not surprising that immigration has become a symbol. The issue is much more symbolic than it is real. It isn't clear what the state can do, in terms of controlling borders.

People are very proud of the first phase, when Houston opened its doors. I've never had a question where there's been 97 percent agreement. That's real, and that's a reflection of a remarkable month and a half when Houston poured its heart out.

Always it's been a net positive for the city over the long haul. This has always been a city where nobody asks how long you've been here and who's your daddy, but if you've got a good idea and we can make money together, then let's talk.

Support for equal rights for gays and lesbians, while still far from overwhelming, increased significantly during the 1990s and appears likely to continue to expand slowly but surely,

There's that feeling of 'enough already,' and there's anxiety about being stuck carrying the economic burden.

If you had a higher percentage of immigrants not going to work it would come to a halt. There is just no question that 11 to 12 million people working in this country in very hard jobs at very low pay are essential to the economic well-being of America.