Cities Quotes

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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls… — Aristophanes
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. — Aristotle
Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one of the nice sights in… — Paul Auster
In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons,… — Karen Armstrong
I didn't go to school for a full year until I was 12. In the summer I was a wild child in the woods, with… — Margaret Atwood
We do not look in our great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen
As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being,… — Diane Ackerman
On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million souls. Steam rising from vents… — Diane Ackerman
There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: 'this… — Michelle Bachelet
London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in… — David Bailey
My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local… — Cleveland Abbe
I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that I would have to sell… — Alec Baldwin
What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There's got to be something a little… — Christian Bale
I would love to do a television show in New York City. — Ellen Barkin
I love New York City; I've got a gun. — Charles Barkley
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it… — Roseanne Barr
Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all. — Mario Batali
The Hamptons are usually filled with what I had hoped to leave behind in New York City. — Mario Batali
The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous;… — Charles Baudelaire
The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick. — L. Frank Baum

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