City Quotes · Page 37

My biggest influence is my city. There's so much there. We have our own lingo, food, music and culture.

— Goldlink

To take possession of a city of which you are not a native you must first fall in love there.

— John Banville

I worked hard when I played for Manchester City, Bolton, even in Fenerbahce.

— Nicolas Anelka

There were people everywhere on the city street, but the stranger could not have been more alone if it were empty.

— Markus Zusak

Maybe it's not all that bad that Bremen's a smaller city. There are more temptations in London than in Bremen.

— Serge Gnabry

Growing up in the inner city, you might not see a lot of different career paths and different jobs.

— C. J. McCollum

What we have to learn from Singapore is multiculturalism or clearly having the aspect of a global city.

— Park Won-soon

I would take the jeepney all the way to Angeles City, and that's how I got introduced to break dancing.

— apl.de.ap

Building channels for people to believe that the city sees them and hears them and is willing to invest, is going to…

— Lori Lightfoot

Washington is not a city that takes great pride in being a healthy place, necessarily. Now, I have no data. That's just…

— Tom Rath

I grew up in Appalachia, and I've seen people milk cows and slaughter pigs and plow with a big-footed horse. It's not…

— Conchata Ferrell

“I can't go back," said Towser. "Nor I," said Fowler. "They would turn me back into a dog," said Towser. "And me,"…

— Clifford D. Simak

If I'm in a city I haven't been in before, I believe if I go into a church and ask a favor,…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

In my country, we say that football is like a huge plate of food. Well, I want to eat everything because I…

— Fernandinho

Mine has been a concern for the people, a concern to maintain stability, a concern to get people working together racially, ethnically,…

— Walter Washington

We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired.…

— Rem Koolhaas

I was born and raised in Chicago, but lived for a while in Mexico, the son of immigrants. We lived in Mexico,…

— Ruben Gallego

“She turned and walked down the musty, dimly-lighted corridor, along a strip of carpeting that still clung together only out of sheer…

— Cornell Woolrich

“Look, girls know when they’re cute,” he said. “You don’t have to tell them. All they need to do is look in…

— Daniel Amory

The unknown makes people uncomfortable. And even living in a city that's as cosmopolitan as New York City is, there's so many…

— Holly Hunter

I pretty much always knew I wanted to be a writer. I was writing goofy stories when I was 7 or 8.…

— Ellen Potter

I love Chicago - absolutely love Chicago. I mean, I'd much rather go to Chicago and do a play or a musical…

— Megan Mullally

“@K11, Urban farming; It’s something nice and warm for families and kids, but also references elements of the city. Urban Farming is…

— Baris Gencel

New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to…

— Carol Kane

I was raised in an Italian-American family in the suburbs of Westchester County, just a little north of New York City.

— Mandy Rose

I'm very attached to Denver. I really love this city. Denver will always be special.

— Evan Fournier

Paris is one of the most incredible places to live. Once you get bitten by the city, you never leave.

— Peter Dundas

When I was younger, I kept my head down and always believed that I could play at Man City.

— Phil Foden

This is Leicester City. They are a yo-yo club and always have been.

— Jamie Carragher

Broad City's first season is full of moments that are insane... and yet make total sense.

— Nell Scovell

Of course, every city has its own character, but I enjoy coming to Delhi.

— Akshaye Khanna

Los Angeles is the strongest defender of immigrants perhaps of any city in this country.

— Eric Garcetti

I moved to New York City in 1997 as an undergraduate transfer student at NYU.

— Ryan Fleck

Cities never flourish alone. They have to be trading with other cities.

— Jane Jacobs

So I don't know a lot of London but I know it's a big city, it's a wonderful city.

— Joao Felix

Every city has a sex and age which have nothing to do with demography.

— John Berger

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

— Bill Huizenga

Charlotte means a lot to me. This city has embraced me - allowed me to be who I am, allowed me to…

— Kemba Walker

People work hard for their money, and they expect services for the dollars they put into the city.

— Betsy Hodges

My wish is to concentrate on playing football for Manchester City.

— Carlos Tevez