Cities Quote by Jan Gehl

A good city is like a good party. People don't want to leave early.

— Jan Gehl

I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest…

— Jaime Lerner

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

— David Byrne

“Unfortunately, there is no rule saying a city must be a nice place to live in order to attract fast population and economic growth.…

— Laurence C. Smith

I've never been much of a city person, but I love going to places for a few days and being able to experience them.

— Ben Howard

We should not call a city happy because it attracts masses of citizens from everywhere; a fortunate city is one in which the race…

— Isocrates

What's the use of a great city having temptations if fellows don't yield to them?

— Anonymous

Cities can be paradoxical places. In the mornings they buzz with commuters, in the evenings they come alive with diners and partygoers, at weekends…

— David Lammy

When people are thriving, the city is thriving.

— Betsy Hodges

A city's greatness is manifest in a people confident in their ability to take risks, to encounter

— Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash…

— Herb Caen

If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it.

— Stone Gossard