Cities Quotes

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Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific! — Ed Koch
Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the… — Ed Koch
When I came in, the city was on the edge of bankruptcy. I'm proud of what I did. I built the foundation that mayors after… — Ed Koch
As a matter of record, New York City spends a higher portion of its budget on instruction and associated costs within the schools themselves than… — Jonathan Kozol
Hypersegregated inner-city schools - in which one finds no more than five or ten white children, at the very most, within a student population of… — Jonathan Kozol
I wrote the first book, and I thought people would say: 'Separate and unequal schools in the City of Boston? I didn't know that. Let's… — Jonathan Kozol
The contrasts between what is spent today to educate a child in the poorest New York City neighborhoods, where teacher salaries are often even lower… — Jonathan Kozol
When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their… — Mike Krzyzewski
My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and… — Mike Krzyzewski
With modelling, you go somewhere for 24 hours and you don't even see the city, you don't talk to people or see the culture. — Olga Kurylenko
Every city has a Donald Trump; ours is just the Trumpiest. — Padma Lakshmi
I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city. — Emeril Lagasse
I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I… — Emeril Lagasse
You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss,… — Emeril Lagasse
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. — Alphonse de Lamartine
When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time. — Diane Lane
Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City… — Queen Latifah
Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million,… — D. H. Lawrence
Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life. — D. H. Lawrence
In my opinion, New York City police officers are brave. — Heath Ledger
I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker. — Spike Lee
'25th Hour,' like a lot of my films, takes place in New York City. I've been very fortunate to make films in the city that… — Spike Lee
I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just… — Spike Lee
Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven't done and… — Spike Lee
London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting. — John Legend

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