Cities Quotes

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In almost all city governments in America, the small group of people who don't want change are able to block change. — Alex Steffen
Cities are responsible for the vast majority of the creation of the economy. They're also places into which we pour the vast majority of resources,… — Alex Steffen
Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle,… — Alex Steffen
Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel,… — Ben Stein
I was born in New York City, but I was raised in New Jersey, part of the great Jewish emigration of 1963. — Jon Stewart
The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books… — J. Michael Straczynski
At Kansas City, Kansas, before the saloons were closed, they were getting ready to build an addition to the jail. Now the doors swing idly… — Billy Sunday
Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city to… — James Surowiecki
From a social point of view, it's beneficial that homeownership encourages commitment to a given town or city. But, from an economic point of view,… — James Surowiecki
I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to… — Taylor Swift
I don't think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There's roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is… — Michael Symon
The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jack City.… — Ice T
Interest-rate swaps are a tool used by big cities, major corporations and sovereign governments to manage their debt, and the scale of their use is… — Matt Taibbi
In Riyadh, there's going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people. It's like a… — Al-Waleed bin Talal
Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt. — Studs Terkel
Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction. — Dylan Thomas
The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens. — Bill Toomey
A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man. — Arnold J. Toynbee
The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land. — Arnold J. Toynbee
Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place. — Harry S. Truman

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