Cities Quotes

4162 quotes by 2604 authors

My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad; but New York City? — Henny Youngman
Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings. — Steve Yzerman
In the early nineties, I was a cub reporter on a city newspaper in Limerick, and assigned to the courthouse there. One day, an old… — Kevin Barry
I graduated from Bowdoin College and went to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Then I left and took a job teaching really poor inner-city… — Geoffrey Canada
In Africa, we have the bush meat trade, which means that, on a very large scale, animals are being killed in the forests and sold… — Frans de Waal
Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard. — Martin Filler
The truth be told, the World Trade Center was neither a very good work of architecture nor a very successful piece of urbanism. Its shortcomings… — Martin Filler
The work that launched Snohetta into the architectural big leagues was their Oslo Opera House, which will certainly rank among the firm's highlights whatever else… — Martin Filler
Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers. — Geoff Mulgan
The most dynamic cities have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time. — Geoff Mulgan
Chick-fil-A is not welcome in New York City as long as the company's president continues to uphold and promote his discriminatory views. — Christine Quinn
I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy. — Christine Quinn
It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City. — Christine Quinn
Of course, with agriculture came the first big civilizations, the first cities built of mud and brick, the first empires. And it was the administers… — Howard Rheingold
If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai. — Ashwin Sanghi
The city atmosphere certainly has improved her. Some way she doesn't seem like the same woman. — Kate Chopin
Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars to sparkle violently… — Mark Helprin
I've been told my old city possesses a 'thriving arts scene,' whatever that is; personally, I think artists should lie low and stick to their… — Walter Kirn
I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from… — Italo Calvino
He stood beneath the white tower, and looked up at it with that mournful expression which his face always carried in repose: for one moment… — Peter Ackroyd

Who Wrote These Cities Quotes

2,604 authors contributed a total of 4,162 Cities Quotes, led by these top contributors: