Quotes about cities
cities want littles
I left Delhi in 1989 and remember very little of how life used to be then. Increasingly, in my recent visits to Delhi, I've started to realize that the city has become intellectually very lively. It makes me want to discover the city over and over again. Siddhartha Mukherjee
cities people stories
There are a lot more tabloids in England that like to report other things in your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasnt even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic. Shane Warne
cities noble looks
It's very easy for Australians living in big cities to either romanticise or demonise the situation in Aboriginal places - to kind of look at things through the 'noble innocents' prism or through the 'chronically dysfunctional' prism, and I suspect that is so often the case Tony Abbott
cities new-orleans elegance
New Orleans is a city of elegance, beauty, and refinement. Tom Piazza
cities
There's this thing of you can live in a city and be completely alone, not notice anything going on around you. Simon Pegg
cities giving diversity
Diversity gives our city a competitive edge. Thomas Menino
cities fruit seven
I hear Seven Cities natives grow fruit just so they can eat the larvae in them. Steven Erikson
cities people milan
In Italy, I am almost seen as German for my workaholism. Also I am from Milan, the city where people work the hardest. Work, work, work - I am almost German. Silvio Berlusconi
cities people world
London is one of the most exciting cities in the world with so many fantastic pubs and restaurants. I would urge people to get out there and see as much as possible. Richard Branson
cities machines
The City is an addictive machine from which there is no escape Rem Koolhaas
cities creating guarantees
Nigeria was a blank on the map - there weren't even any maps. The US State Department, everyone said don't go there. It was courageous of Harvard University: the notion was that we would match Harvard students with Nigerian students, so that every student would have a guide, creating a guarantee of intimacy with the city.
cities quality identity
We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living.
cities asia trends
Asia is still dominated by skyscrapers. I hope that, in European cities, it will become a declining trend. They were almost never necessary.
cities tools use
We use tools such as email, not just as a way to keep in daily touch with family members who live in other cities, but also as a way to keep in touch with staff and members of the public. Tipper Gore
cities oklahoma-city no-sympathy
I understand what they felt in Oklahoma City. I have no sympathy for them. Timothy McVeigh
cities people important
Moscow has an energy. Which is important. The city and the people all have an energy. It's quite different from what everybody knows in Los Angeles, but it has an energy. People have an energy. Timur Bekmambetov
cities different tourists
Traveling for modeling has been great, but I never really have much time to live the tourist life while in all the different cities. Rila Fukushima
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 want firsts
It's time for the truth: I want to be traded, I'm ready to be traded. First and foremost, this has nothing to do with the fans or the city, it's just time for me to look after me. Vince Carter
cities competition needs
Ukrainian business must really embrace global competition. We need to understand that competition for resources and clients is not with competitors from across the street or from another city, but with millions of businesses around the world. Victor Pinchuk
cities careers people
It's amazing, especially coming from the small city of Paterson, to have all of those people just being behind you and supporting your career and understanding where you come from. Victor Cruz
cities violence crime
In the city, a lot of crime happens, a lot of violence happens from time to time,
cities water sewers
The sewer is the conscience of the city. Victor Hugo
cities two paris
To rove about, musing, that is to say loitering, is, for a philosopher, a good way of spending time, especially in that kind of mock rurality, ugly but odd, and partaking of two natures, which surrounds certain large cities, particularly Paris.
cities squares house
The most remarkable thing about Hollywood is that it does not exist. ... Hollywood, in a word, has no center, never had one, no city hall, court house, church, square, or rather it probably has some of those but they're so aimlessly thrown in with the general jumble ... that I, for one, never found them. Vicki Baum
cities solitude big-cities
in the big city nobody has time to make friends. The big city is a big solitude.
cities oil people
Oh well, maybe the only beauty left in cities is in the oil slicks on the road and maybe there isn't any beauty left in the people who live in these places. Rita Mae Brown
cities people different
I really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you. Rupert Friend
cities american-cities
L.A. is my American city. Tom Ford
cities boston theatre
I'm definitely nervous and excited. I feel like I've been playing off-Broadway, not to say that Boston doesn't have a great theatre district or great theatre, but it's not going to Broadway; it's just a different city. Todd English
cities individuality parks
I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality. Tony Hawk