Town Quotes

1859 Town quotes by 1418 unique authors

Poetry is my cheap means of transportation, by the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started.… — Billy Collins
In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the… — Bruno Schulz
If these town gods can't detect the thieves who steal from their own temples, it's hardly likely they'll tell me who stole my spade. — Aesop
The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the… — Bruce Catton
If you really want space on public transport you should carry some pornography from the 1970s and a pair of children's safety scissors, then delicately… — Robin Ince
It's fun to come back to the town where I went to school and see all the new Wildcat players — Natalie
I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on… — Alison Moyet
There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them — Tommy Shaw
Every small town that I had ever been to had had a caboose. — Laura Miller
I have always longed to be part of the outward life, to be out there at the edge of things, to let the human taint… — John Austin Baker
If Hitler’s still alive, I hope he’s out of town with a musical. — Larry Gelbart
L.A. is not a town that supports a lot of theater. Most of the shows don't get through a week or two and then, the… — Matthew Ashford
In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town. — Irving Paul Lazar
I heard there were two local guys in town doing songs and comedy so I thought I'd take a look....they took my breath away...with their… — Tommy Smothers
Where the Tennessee River, like a silver snake, winds her way through the clay hills of Alabama, sits high on these hills, my home town,… — William Christopher Handy
Man is full of desires: he loves only those who can satisfy them all. "This man is a good mathematician," someone will say. But I… — Blaise Pascal
People are so helpful. People will stop what they're doing to show you something, to walk with you through a section of the town, or… — David McCullough
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. — Laozi
We have soon to have everywhere smoke annihilators, dust absorbers, ozonizers, sterilizers of water, air, food and clothing, and accident preventers on streets, elevated roads… — Nikola Tesla
If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with… — Dino De Laurentiis
If I had grown up in any place but New Orleans, I don't think my career would have taken off. I wouldn't have heard the… — Pete Fountain
One person can have a profound effect on another. And two people...well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can… — Andrew Schneider
Punk is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the punk… — Justin Sane
The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than twenty asses laden with drugs. — Thomas Sydenham
It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere. — Mary Wesley

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