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World's flying like birds; my car's in flight. The city lights are spattered on my windshield like the fragments of the night.… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
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One of the best things I found out about Detroit is that bears have started returning to the city. When bears are… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
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Tony Cottee once played in all four divisions in one season. Cottee started 2000-01 at Leicester City, where he made a couple… — Phil Cornwell Copy Share Image
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What's blinking red on my radar is the fact that for people who prioritize abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights, those… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
L.A. burns, and so many other cities smolder, waiting for the hose that will flood gasoline over the coals, and we listen… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
No matter whether one is flying over Newfoundland or the sea of lights that stretches from Boston to Philadelphia after nightfall, over… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Intercession is the truly universal work for the Christian. No place is closed to intercessory prayer: no continent, no nation, no city,… — Richard Halverson Copy Share Image
Watch out for dark streets in big cities because there are a lot of strange beings that hang out there at night,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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What's interesting in archaeology is that we always understand other cultures by digging up their cities; architecture is almost always a way… — Jimenez Lai Copy Share Image
The Aztecs believe they started up in what's now New Mexico, and wandered for 10,000 years before they got down into where… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
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I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee,… — Pier Giorgio Di Cicco Copy Share Image
One rational voice is dumb: over a grave The household of Impulse mourns one dearly loved. Sad is Eros, builder of cities,… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
The fragrance of nonviolence was never sweeter than it was today amidst the stink of violence of the most cowardly type that… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
I rather wonder what I am doing here. I enjoy city life, you know. The glittering lights, the constant companionship, the liquid… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I love going to the river not only to enjoy nature, but to think about the Los Angeles River's place in our… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
There are three major issues now that are becoming important, not only for cities, but for all mankind: Mobility, sustainability - which… — Jaime Lerner Copy Share Image
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