Great saying by great authors Quote by Henry David Thoreau

We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the…

— Greg Nickels

I don't like the city better, the more I see it, but worse. I am ashamed of my eyes that behold it. It is…

— Henry David Thoreau

I think the fundamental apprehension is that the city's an organism of some form, rather than being governed from above.

— Will Self

I think it's only right that crazy people should have their own city, but I cannot for the life of me see why a…

— Bill Bryson

There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must…

— Jane Jacobs

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to…

— Daniel Libeskind

The city, no matter how small, is corrupt and unrepentant, while the sun shines brighter in the country, making people more wholesome.

— Lori Lansens

If you think about making a city that is much more porous, many accessible spaces, that is a political position, because you don't fortify,…

— Zaha Hadid

I think there's a perception from the city that the country is a very hostile environment. And that's not the case, necessarily.

— Lily Gladstone

I think the city of Washington itself is insular to a certain extent. You have to get out in the country to realize what…

— Rosalynn Carter

We would like to have a great future, so we need to think about the urban philosophy, the urban problems, and the construction of…

— Burhan Sonmez

I really don't like the city anymore. You get pushed and harassed and people grope you. It's too tumultuous. It's too crazy.

— Maurice Sendak