Cities Quote by Norton Juster

Until you have wasted time in a city, you cannot pretend to know it well.

— Julian Green

When you look at a city, you know, it looks so unique. You feel this kind of uniqueness, you know, and especially if you…

— Geoffrey West

Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives…

— Italo Calvino

“How is it that people look at the same city and see such very different places? The answer lies in history, or, more accurately,…

— Matthew Klingle

Your city is remarkable not only for its beauty. It is also, of all the cities in the United States, the one whose name,…

— Georges Pompidou

Viewed from a certain distance and under good light, even an ugly city can look like the promised land.

— Leon Krier

Cities are erected on spiritual columns. Like giant mirrors, they reflect the hearts of their residents. If those hearts darken and lose faith, cities…

— Anonymous

Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.

— Jane Jacobs

Most people like to live in illusions.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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're in the world of creating illusions and giving people the ability to dream and to be inspired or moved.

— Madonna Ciccone

There may be no city in the clouds, but dreaming of it can enliven the spirit.

— Gregory Maguire