Dallas is a positive, get-it done city.

Hear the proud declaration of Laura Miller: “Dallas is a positive, get-it-done city.” In these words, we find not merely a description of place, but a hymn to the spirit of a people. She speaks of a city whose essence is not idle dreaming, but the living fire of action, of resolve, of that tireless will which bends adversity into triumph. To call a city “positive” is to say it does not wither before obstacles; to call it “get-it-done” is to crown it with the laurel of achievement.

The ancients revered cities not only as fortresses of stone but as living souls, each with a character destined by its people. Athens was the city of wisdom, Sparta of discipline, Rome of empire. So too, Dallas is cast in the mold of determination. Miller’s words lift it into the company of those eternal cities whose names become symbols. To dwell in such a city is to be shaped by its spirit, to take on its relentless stride toward progress and accomplishment.

Consider the rebuilding of Dallas after the trials of the 20th century, when floods, economic storms, and the shadow of tragedy threatened to overwhelm it. Yet like Rome after fire, the city rose again, not in despair but with renewed strength. Its leaders and its people looked not backward but forward, building towers, bridges, and communities that spoke of endurance. Here is the living proof of Miller’s words: a city that does not languish, but acts, and by acting, thrives.

The phrase “get-it-done” echoes the wisdom of every builder and dreamer who has ever shaped the destiny of a people. When the Israelites rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah’s command, they did not linger in endless debate, but laid stone upon stone until the wall stood whole again. Such is the spirit Miller praises: the courage to work, the clarity to finish, the power to move from vision to reality.

Let the generations remember: the greatness of a city is not in its size or wealth alone, but in the vigor of its will. A positive city heals its wounds with hope; a get-it-done city carves its name into history through deeds. And so Dallas, through its labor, becomes more than a place—it becomes a lesson to all who would build and endure: that with resolve, unity, and faith in the future, no obstacle is unconquerable.