Rio Quotes

52 quotes by 46 authors

The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from… — Yann Arthus-Bertrand
No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is… — Jose Padilha
In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war. — Jose Padilha
But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who's one of my great heroes. One of… — Stephen Fry
When I was working with David Cassidy at the Rio, I made an album of updated versions of some 1970s disco tunes. I had a… — Sheena Easton
Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process. — Ted Nugent
'Flying Down to Rio' established RKO as a leader in musical film production throughout the 1930s. The film helped to rescue the studio from its… — Ginger Rogers
While I was making my solo films, RKO was busily trying to get me and Fred Astaire back together. The studio wanted to capitalize on… — Ginger Rogers
My family has spent 400 years farming on the banks of the Rio Grande. We know the value of hard work, love of the community,… — Ken Salazar
If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison… — Hunter S. Thompson
Johannesburg is weird, because half of it is like Los Angeles. It feels like just wealthy parts of L.A. But half of it is severe… — Neill Blomkamp
I have to go to her, Lucan. For my own sanity, if nothing else. If I stay here, I'm not sure what good I'd be,… — Tina St. John
Barely awake and already starting in with the questions.You were alot easier to take when you were sleeping." - Rio to Dylan — Tina St. John
We might have been ready to offer sympathy, but in actuality there were stronger reasons to want to congratulate her for having found such a… — Alain de Botton
My parents got divorced when I was around a year old. My dad was essentially a nonentity in my life until I got to be… — Tucker Max
Right after high school, I moved to Rio and took classes to become a technician for a manufacturing factory where you had to figure out… — Francisco Costa
My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing. — Harley Viera-Newton
I have the best job in the world. I wake up every morning energized at the thought of running Rio de Janeiro, the most exciting… — Eduardo Paes
Rio is an energetic, vibrant place, full of beauty and nature. But we face the kinds of problems any developing metropolis does - with pollution,… — Eduardo Paes
In Rio, 1.4 million of the 6.3 million people live in favelas, or slums. They are all over the city, but favelas are not always… — Eduardo Paes

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