Quotes about cities
cities oslo west
You can look at the West Bank. Cities are like prisons. They can be closed quickly by the Israeli forces, and everything stops in these cities. This is the result of Oslo. Hassan Nasrallah
cities chicago united-states
Chicago has been characterized as the most segregated city in the United States, a city they said could never change. Harold Washington
cities goal people
Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
cities feet history
Athens built the Acropolis. Corinth was a commercial city, interested in purely materialistic things. Today we admire Athens, visit it, preserve the old temples, yet we hardly ever set foot in Corinth. Harold Urey
cities people heaven
I've had my fill of these city guttersnipes--all that scavenging scum! They're the sort of people, who, if the gates of heaven opened to them, all they'd feel would be a draught. Harold Pinter
cities america
Perhaps the most typically American place in America. James Bryce
cities risky-business planning
Planning cities is a necessary but risky business. Cate Blanchett
cities different common
The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different
cities trends faces
All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change.
cities light monkeys
I rather wonder what I am doing here. I enjoy city life, you know. The glittering lights, the constant companionship, the liquid entertainment. The lack of sudden monkeys. Cassandra Clare
cities nurse bones
My shoulder will never be the same. I expect you to nurse me back to health." - City of Bones (said by Jace Wayland)
cities alive kill-me
I'll get out of this city alive, even if it kills me! Homer
cities people interesting
When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy. Steven Pinker
cities america design
Buffalo is one of America's great designed cities. The interweaving of great architecture, landscape architecture and important historic sites makes Buffalo a must see destination for preservationists, designers, history buffs, and anyone wishing to see an inspiring example of American design. Richard Moe
cities romance atmosphere
There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time. Sammy Davis, Jr.
cities america states
I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4.
cities people personality
For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at large. It grew inward, too, and in such a way that its people flourished like hothouse plants tended by an indulgent gardener. The ordinary became extraordinary. Eccentrics thrived. Every nuance and quirk of personality achieved greater brilliance in that lush enclosure than would have been possible anywhere else in the world. John Berendt
cities division-of-labor firsts
Cities are, first of all, seats of the highest economic division of labor. Georg Simmel
cities people born
The only city people are those born so. George Ade
cities innovation critical
The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time. Geoff Mulgan
cities doubt world
I doubt if there is anything in the world uglier than a Midwestern city. Frank Lloyd Wright
cities venice looks
Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride. George Clooney
cities water purpose
An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes. Hernando Cortes
cities solitude great-cities
A great city is a great solitude. Hermione Gingold
cities clubs may
At Dresden on the Elbe, that handsome city, Where straw hats, verses, and cigars are made, They've built (it well may make us feel afraid,) A music club and music warehouse pretty. Heinrich Heine
cities-in-the-world cities world
All the experience of the greatest city in the world could not withhold me. Henry Williamson
cities people victory
The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents. Henry Walter Bates
cities rivers shining
There are apartments in the soul which have a glorious outlook; from whose windows you can see across the river of death, and into the shining city beyond; but how often are these neglected for the lower ones, which have earthward-looking windows. Henry Ward Beecher
cities mind sun
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to meet, no duties, no obligations. I had nothing to do and a thousand nameless, sun-drenched streets to do it in. Steven Saylor
cities ideas genius
Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect. Tom Hodgkinson
cities people black
There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. Toni Morrison
cities numbers giving
Beginning Beloved with numerals rather than spelled out numbers, it was my intention to give the house an identity separate from the street or even the city.
cities arena trials
A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena. Tom C. Clark