Quotes about cities
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 paris people
As the lightness buoys me, I wonder if maybe she was right. Maybe it's not about looking hot for guys, but about feeling like a place acknowledged you, winked at you, accepted you. It's strange because, of all the people in all the cities, I'd have thought that to Parisians I'd be invisible, but apparently I'm not. Apparently in Paris, not only can I skate, but I practically qualify for the Olympics! Gayle Forman
cities missing chicago
I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February. Gary Cole
cities favourite-city berlin
Berlin is my favourite city. Logan Lerman
cities people half
In the rush of todays world, and with more than half of us now living in cities, the majority of people are less and less connected with the spectacle of nature. Louise Leakey
cities community loner
And there are loners in rural communities who, at the equinox, are said to don new garments and stroll down to the cities, where great beasts await them, fat and docile. Louis Aragon
cities talking trying
When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up. Loretta Lynn
cities shopping issues
Crime in the city streets is more than a political issue. It's a too rampant fact.... In Indianapolis they have come up with a most sensible, affordable approach to the problem. Policemen are assigned their police patrol cars for personal use after hours. They are encouraged to use the police car while taking the family shopping, to the movies, and everywhere one takes one's family. As a result, says the Police Chief's assistant, we may have as many as 400 cars on the street instead of 100 or so per shift. [And] the presence of the police car obviously indicates the proximity of policemen. Malcolm Forbes
cities tree parks
Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities. Gavin Newsom
cities san-francisco government
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy
cities san-francisco space
San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.
cities festivals documentary-films
We have a documentary film festival in Mexico. It's really original. It's called Ambulante, and it's a film festival that travels around several cities in Mexico. Gael Garcia Bernal
cities islands hawaii
I'd left Hawaii twice in my life, so I'd been on an island my whole life. I had no clue. I didn't know how to live in a city. Maggie Q
cities texas earth
I was raised in cities but I was raised in Texas, so there's a certain amount of connection to the earth. JoBeth Williams
cities people constant
I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people. Joanne Harris
cities construction-workers matter
Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city to those who replace them. It's remarkable that this redistribution can happen so smoothly and quickly, with devastated regions reinventing themselves in a matter of months. James Surowiecki
cities blood directors
Blood City III: The Massacre. I'd read the summary of it online, and frankly, it sounded like the directors had just decided to film my life. James Patterson
cities tradition
I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city. Emeril Lagasse
cities people faces
I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear. Elliott Smith
cities design last market
The design of the old cities has been where the market has been going for the last 20 years, John Norquist
cities gotten location open picked sun time valley west
All of the Sun Cities in the West Valley have gotten more and more successful, so it was time to open the fourth. And the location we picked for this one is probably the most picturesque. Ed Martin
cities comedian east
It doesn't bother me that I'm not a household word on the East Coast. Baton Rouge, Raleigh, Minneapolis - I'm so popular in these cities where you've never imagined an East Coast comedian working. Elayne Boosler
cities people solitude
We are a most solitary people, and we live, repelled by one another, in the gray, outcast cities of Cain. Edward Dahlberg
cities goal tvs
I'm not entirely sure what my end goal is, but I'd love to get involved in city politics and broadcast TV. Holly Madison
cities careers lakes
It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City. Hermann Maier
cities graves
Even cities have their graves! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
cities tolerance towns
To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgment of others.
cities race humans
Cities are the sinks of the human race. Henri Rousseau
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