Quotes about cities
cities outsiders jersey
When I was about 11, 12, we moved to Jersey City. Everywhere I go I'm an outsider. Michelle Rodriguez
cities people village
Typically, in the cities there can be resistance to the gospel or just to Americans, or anybody that's Western. When you get back into the villages, the people are very welcoming. Then when you get into Muslim areas, it definitely gets a little more difficult. Michael Scott
cities detroit theater
There's only one movie theater in the entire city of Detroit. The entire city has one open movie theater, and it is in the - it is in the General Motors headquarters complex. Michael Moore
cities patient hospitals
L.A. - talk about a cruel city: Patients are forcibly removed from hospitals.
cities israel mind
In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace. Theodore Bikel
cities littles arabia
I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city. Themistocles
cities long way
Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the long way's pretty... Terry Jones
cities los-angeles my-favorite
I spend a lot of time in Los Angeles, but I probably wouldn't say it's my favorite city. Terry O'Quinn
cities tyrants age
Technically, the city of Ankh-Morpork is a Tyranny, which is not always the same thing as a monarchy, and in fact even the post of Tyrant has been somewhat redefined by the incumbent, Lord Vetinari, as the only form of democracy that works. Everyone is entitled to vote, unless disqualified by reason of age or not being Lord Vetinari. Terry Pratchett
cities weakness wells
The anonymity of the city is one of its strengths as well as - carried too far - one of its weaknesses. Margaret Mead
cities childhood way
The way in which each human infant is transformed into the finished adult, into the complicated individual version of his city and his century is one of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded.
cities canada looks
When I stand on a street in a Canadian city and look across the street, it couldn't be anywhere but Canada, but how can I prove it?
cities america crime
We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high. Michael Bloomberg
cities government president
If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.
cities world would-be
You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.
cities towers culture
Societies raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental. Michael Mandelbaum
cities light magic
Cleveland, city of light! City of magic! Randy Newman
cities people manhattan
I have a consistent rule: The American people should know as much about the Pentagon as the Soviet Union and China do, as much about General Motors as Ford does, and as much about City Bank as Chase Manhattan does. Ralph Nader
cities bumps speed
Stuck in speed bump city/Where the only thing that’s pretty/Is the thought of getting out, Jake Bugg
cities world way
We live in a world where our social system is old, our language is old, the way we acquire goods and services is outdated, our cities are detrimental to our health, chaotic and a tremendous waste of resource, and most of all our politics and values no longer serve us. Jacque Fresco
cities perfect design
There's no such thing as designing the perfect utopian city. Everything is subject to change. There are no final frontiers.
cities drawing goal
You have to take in the whole picture, and ask, "What is it you want? What kind of world do you want?" So, I have drawings of different cities. Those cities have an end goal; they're not just cities. The end goal of those cities is to make things relevant to people that they respond to. There's no other way.
cities los-angeles residents
We city dwellers, we residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, are for the most part urbanized to some extent. We know deadlines, start times and traffic. Henry Rollins
cities new-orleans way
It's a wonderful city and every American has enjoyed New Orleans in one way or the other. Henry Bonilla
cities growth agendas
Population growth and the proliferation of mega-cities around the world redefines the entire global security agenda. Helmut Schmidt
cities architecture building
A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. Helmut Jahn
cities los-angeles mythology
I discovered Los Angeles in the late 90s. The city was not at its best at the time, but I fell for it right away. There is something almost haunted about it, a vibrant mythology I find rather inspiring. Hedi Slimane
cities danger mates
There isn’t a person in this city more dangerous than a wolf whose mate is in danger. Patricia Briggs
cities kansas-city able
I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young Pat Metheny
cities accepting bigs
I'm accepting I'm not living that younger, dreamed version of myself in the big city. Paula Cole
cities bolivia extraordinary
La Paz, Bolivia, is the most extraordinary city. Phil Keoghan
cities done dallas
Dallas is a positive, get-it done city. Laura Miller
cities able living-in-the-city
I like living in the city, but I like being able to get out of it as and when I like. Laura Marling