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Cities Quotes by Julie Burchill
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
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- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. — Aristotle
- Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one of the… — Paul Auster
- In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted… — Karen Armstrong
- I didn't go to school for a full year until I was 12. In the summer I was a wild child in… — Margaret Atwood
- We do not look in our great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen
- As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved… — Diane Ackerman
- On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million souls. Steam… — Diane Ackerman
- There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader… — Michelle Bachelet
- London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that… — David Bailey
- My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something… — Cleveland Abbe
- I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that I would… — Alec Baldwin