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title: "3 Urban People Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Urban People quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Urban People sayings and thoughts."
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> [We are contemporary citizens living in a technological world. Swimming in crosscultural waters can be dangerous, and if you are honest you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/we-are-contemporary-citizens-living-in-a-technological-world-swimming/)

[Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/840/terry-tempest-williams-835_citizens_we-are-contemporary-citizens-living-in-a_1652101.png)

> [Members of the Academy are mostly urban people. We are an urban nation. We are not a rural nation. It's not easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-mcmurtry/members-of-the-academy-are-mostly-urban-people-we-are-an-urban-nation/)

[Larry McMurtry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-mcmurtry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/larry-mcmurtry-2540_academy_members-of-the-academy-are-mostly-urban_1773992.jpg)

> [Urban people, of course, are terribly scared nowadays. They may yearn for society, but it is risky to go around talking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/urban-people-of-course-are-terribly-scared-nowadays-they-may-yearn/)

[Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/russell-baker-2930_accustomed_urban-people-of-course-are-terribly-scar_3105583.png)

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