"Because that is what such a city is,……" — Derek Walcott

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• 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… — Paul Auster
• In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were… — Karen Armstrong
• I didn't go to school for a full year until I was 12. In the summer I was a wild… — Margaret Atwood
• On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million… — Diane Ackerman
• There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence.… — Michelle Bachelet
• London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's… — David Bailey
• My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need… — Cleveland Abbe
• I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that… — Alec Baldwin
• What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There's got… — Christian Bale
• I would love to do a television show in New York City. — Ellen Barkin
• I love New York City; I've got a gun. — Charles Barkley

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