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- A city always contains more than any inhabitant can know, and a great city always makes the unknown and the possible spurs to the imagination.
- Cities have always offered anonymity, variety, and conjunction, qualities best basked in by walking: one does not have to go into the bakery or the…
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- 'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to… — Cyrano de Bergerac
- Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. — Edmund Burke
- The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good… — Eric Cantona
- I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great… — George Carey
- Hunger's a great spur. — Robert Carlyle
- The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more skilled immigrants,… — Alan Greenspan
- Let the boy win his spurs. — Edward III of England
- Violent fires soon burn out themselves, small showers last long, but sudden storms are short; he tires betimes that spurs too fast. — William Shakespeare
- Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise. That last infirmity of noble mind. To scorn delights, and live laborious… — John Milton
- My last year with the Spurs, I was late to practice one time. — Dennis Rodman
- The Spurs couldn't put everything aside and just play the damn game. — Dennis Rodman
- Man like every other animal is by nature indolent. If nothing spurs him on, then he will hardly think, and will behave… — Albert Einstein