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Today Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed when he learned that the firehouse is not where… — Jimmy Fallon
A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot… — Hugo Grotius
The opposite of addiction is human connection. And I think that has massive implications for the war on drugs. The treatment of drug addicts almost… — Johann Hari
As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world. — Pearl S. Buck
You don't need Tom Wolfe to tell you that the Buckhead section of Atlanta is the jewel of the city, an area of gracious homes,… — Florence Fabricant
Yet some of the most faithful, effective Christians I know are those who are living out their quiet calling to the few in their home,… — Priscilla Shirer
Without running, I would have missed the joy of rain. What could be considered an inconvenience or a bummer to the inexperienced is actually a… — Kristin Armstrong
The city, no matter how small, is corrupt and unrepentant, while the sun shines brighter in the country, making people more wholesome. — Lori Lansens
To be young and aware is to know youâ€™re being lied to; to know that a bright green future is possible; to know that we… — Alex Steffen
I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long.... Looking… — Smedley Butler
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
A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on,… — Jerzy Kosinski
I gradually became aware that my interiority was inseparable from my exteriority, that the geography of my city was the geography of my soul. — Aleksandar Hemon
To sit on the front steps â€” whether it's a veranda in a small town or a concrete stoop in a big city â€” and… — Harvey Milk
You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like… — LeRoy Neiman
My piece in One World or None was the description of the effect of a single atomic bomb on New York City. — Philip Morrison
I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to… — Themistocles
Zalasiewicz is convinced that even a moderately competent stratigrapher will, at the distance of a hundred million years or so, be able to tell that… — Elizabeth Kolbert
From a business perspective, the question related to cities and sustainability is clear and compelling: can you have a healthy company in an unhealthy city?… — Unknown Author
Dodge City is one town where the average bad man of the West not only finds his equal, but finds himself badly handicapped. — Andy Adams

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