Cities Quote by Jens Jensen

I have always thought that if the city cannot come to the country, than the country must come to the city.

— Jens Jensen

“There are countries of the world, and regions of one's own mind, where it is unwise to travel.”

— Chris Cleave

“The Law-of-Destination is straightforward and simple: It is not possible to arrive where we never take the time to go.”

— Heather K. O'Hara

“Long ago the country bore the country-town and nourished it with her best blood. Now the giant city sucks the country dry, insatiably and…

— Oswald Spengler

“We must make the American people hear our Tale of Two Cities. We must convince them that we don't have to settle for two…

— Mario Cuomo

William Cowper said that God made the country, and man made the town. If it was the opposite, there would be no country; because…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.

— Sam Waterston

“A city which belongs to just one man is no true city”

— Sophocles

“Cities require connectivity rather than territory in order to drive their economic stability and growth.”

— James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

“Without "the people," there is no country.”

— John David

“You will always end up in this city. Don’t hope for things elsewhere: there is no ship for you, there is no road. As…

— C.P. Cavafy

“Do you imagine that a city can continue to exist and not be turned upside down, if the legal judgments which are pronounced in…

— Socrates