"The slum is the measure of civilization." — Jacob August Riis

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• Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the… — Aristophanes
• 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
• We do not look in our great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen
• As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms… — Diane Ackerman
• 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

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