Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these… — Plato Copy Share Image
There are many sides of the urban life that I dislike, but there are many sides I am deeply in love with… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
“But as urban life accelerated and expanded, it disrupted the old sense of order. This new way of living generated unprecedented social… — Ilia Delio Copy Share Image
“From the time I arrived in British East Africa at the indifferent age of four and went through the barefoot stage of… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
“The nice thing about crowds is that someone can throw a bottle and you don't take it personally.” — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
We've gone through the urban renewal cycle in the '60s and '70s that really did a lot of damage to the fabric… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
the search for the ultimate skyscraper goes on. ... At worst, overbuilding will make urban life unbearable. At best, we will go… — Ada Louise Huxtable Copy Share Image
“From the advertisement, his eyes moved up the skywalk, the zigzagging metal bridge that connected various locations in the neighborhood to the… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
“Every man whose business it is to think knows that he must for part of the day create about himself a pool… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“It (urban peacekeeping) was quite a task, requiring a permanent balancing act between communities, each with their own interests, festivals, traditions and… — Charles Emmerson Copy Share Image
“God is blessing the church in China with extraordinary growth. However, when Chinese churches and ministers who had experienced God’s blessing in… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“I didn’t tell him that I grew up in an ugly city that taught me how to look between dust and rubbish… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“We’ve built a ‘human zoo,’ caging ourselves in routines, technology, and artificial environments.” — Ken Breniman Copy Share Image
They were just snapshots, nothing special, nothing particularly artistic. They were used for utility purposes. (On photographs of mundane streetscapes he had… — Robert Crumb Copy Share Image
I am hopeful that the concept of 'cultural appropriation' is a passing fad: people with different backgrounds rubbing up against each other… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
“@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 Copy Share Image
“New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with… — Charles Emmerson Copy Share Image
It's quite possible we may actually be looking at some kind of super-sanity here. A brilliant new modification of human perception, more… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
“I loved the city. We were anonymous, and even then I had the sense that cities were yielding; that they moved over… — Sheridan Hay Copy Share Image
I'm a kid from New York, so urban life reflected into art and music was around me and accessible and tangible. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
“At this point, a social flaw that always existed with regard to the [Roman] aristocrats in their townhouses became more evident. No… — Norman F. Cantor Copy Share Image
