Cities Quotes

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God is the perfect poet. — Robert Browning
I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing else to do. — Lenny Bruce
Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the… — William Jennings Bryan
Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city. — Bill Bryson
My belief, for what it is worth, is that city dwellers cannot understand the world. Insulated from reality by complex and expert systems of provision… — James Buchan
In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money -… — James Buchan
The use of refined petroleum as fuel, which began in the 1850s, freed hundreds of millions of people from the toil of centuries, gave hundreds… — James Buchan
Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch… — Julie Burchill
In Barcelona, things seem so different. For example, I know that it's traditionally the least Spanish city, but you'd never know they had a monarchy,… — Julie Burchill
Knowing that the 'Sex and the City' chicks now rack up almost two centuries between them, why do some of us fuss and hiss about… — Julie Burchill
When I moved to Brighton from London in 1995, I was struck by what I thought of as its townliness. A town, it seemed to… — Julie Burchill
Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000.… — Anthony Burgess
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. — George Burns
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll… — Alan Alda
I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City,… — Steve Buscemi
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants. — George W. Bush
I don't know if Nashville will ever be ousted as the Music City. But I also think that here, over the last few years, Georgia… — Jason Aldean
The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City… — Candace Bushnell
I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National… — Smedley Butler
I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence… — Jane Byrne

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