Cities Quotes

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While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea], not having invented their phrases… — Athanasius of Alexandria
Our armies do not come into your cities and lands as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators. Your wealth has been stripped of you by… — Frederick Stanley Maude
Up till now, they are only on dock No. 10, not in Umm Qasr, not in the city — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi forces are still in control of the city, and they are engaging in an attrition war with the enemy. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
They've not been able to control any Iraqi city. We're waging war against this snake and we will be victorious. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
One hundred infidels committed suicide as they entered the holy city of Baghdad. Their tanks will become their tombs. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
There is no presence of the American columns in the city of Baghdad at all. We besieged them and we killed most of them. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up… — Juan Cole
Basketball teams, after the perfunctory lay-up drill, fall into the crowded isolation and personal style of 10 city kids shooting at the same basket or… — Ted Solotaroff
As long as I'm in this city, I'm a lightning rod, ... People don't like me for a lot of reasons and I create all… — John Chaney
A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens. — John Hickenlooper
America has the technology and resources to meet all its energy needs while safeguarding the earth's climate. The urgent question now is, 'Do we have… — Denis Hayes
Why do we insist on building the largest and most impressive structures in our city when people on the other side of town are hungry,… — K.P. Yohannan
Heaven is more than a destination; it is a motivation. Knowing that we shall dwell in the heavenly city ought to make a difference in… — Warren W. Wiersbe
We need to pledge ourselves anew to the cause of Christ. We must capture the spirit of the early church. Wherever the early Christians went,… — Martin Luther
Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark. — Theodore Parker
Desire is making people build ships and cities, has made men conquer nations... and it can defeat that nicotine — Napoleon Hill
If cities have souls, Sanctuary's was troubled long before Tempus got here, and will be troubled long after he and his are gone. — Janet Morris
With our eyes fixed on the future, but recognizing the realities of today, we will achieve our destiny to be as a shining city on… — Ronald Reagan
Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me… — Joshua Slocum

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