"Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250……" — Julie Burchill
"Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist."
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98 Quotes by Julie Burchill
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More Amsterdam Quotes
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And call me a pig, but isn't it brilliantly refreshing how early the Dutch eat dinner? When they're still laying…
— Julie Burchill
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I just got back from Switzerland, which I've never been to. I went to Switzerland and Amsterdam.
— Linda Cardellini
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My man slangs rocks like up the block, 143RD and Amsterdam by the smoke shop
— Redman
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Then came the second Amsterdam discovery, although the principle was known elsewhere. Bank deposits...did not need to be left idly…
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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We are men on a budget. I mean, why go all the way to Amsterdam when you can just go…
— Anthony Langston
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Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint,…
— Unknown Author
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Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had…
— James Weldon Johnson
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I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my…
— Jackie Collins
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The Annex is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damp and lopsided, but there's probably not a…
— Anne Frank
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I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on…
— Sylvia Kristel
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In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries,
— Janet Echelman
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In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication,…
— Viswanathan Anand
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