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The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there… — Protagoras
From the strictest humanitarian viewpoint, any attempt to stop the processes by which over crowded cities purge themselves is not a kindness. — Robert A. Heinlein
No sound system. No band. No guitar. No entertainment. No cushioned chairs. No heating or air-con. Nothing but the people of God and the word… — David Platt
They have no allegiance to Atlantic City whatsoever, other than nostalgia, and that doesn't pay the bills, ... The Miss America pageant has to do… — Unknown Author
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities. — Socrates
The outcome of the city will depend on the race between the automobile and the elevator, and anyone who bets on the elevator is crazy. — Frank Lloyd Wright
Among the noblest in the land - Though man may count himself the least - That man I honor and revere, Who without favor, without… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There are apartments in the soul which have a glorious outlook; from whose windows you can see across the river of death, and into the… — Henry Ward Beecher
San Francisco is the only city in America where marijuana is legal but plastic bags are not. — Conan O'Brien
You have city centre pubs where men go to meet girls, not realising that all girls in city centre pubs have thighs like tug boats… — Jeremy Clarkson
The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because… — John Guare
Behold now this vast city [London]; a city of refuge, the mansion-house of liberty, encompassed and surrounded with His protection. — John Milton
Listen, if the mayor wants to have a debate about education in this city, I got three words: bring it on. — Anthony Weiner
I don't want to be daft and say I had some spiritual awakening or something, but I really did come of age in Los Angeles,… — Melanie Chisholm
Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession. — Tahir Shah
In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries, — Janet Echelman
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to… — Steven Saylor
The hibachi is coming to a city near you. I'm cooking chicken and shrimp, but if you want to throw a double team my way,… — Gilbert Arenas
Cities are gentrified by the following types of people in sequence: first the risk-oblivious (artists), then the risk-aware (developers), finally the risk adverse (dentists from… — Bill Kraus
It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City. — Hermann Maier

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