Goals Quote by Stephen Birmingham

“The arrogance of wealth and the dejection of wretchedness, capital cities of unwonted extent, a lax morality, a vulgar egotism, and a great confusion…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“The whole city was dangerous—because of chemicals and the uneven distribution of wealth and so on.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Being here reminded him of how hard the city had been, it's unyielding surfaces, the relentless need for more and more money just to…

— Meg Wolitzer

“The city had the air and movement of hysteria, and the citizens were crying, in every accent of anger and alarm, that the new…

— Henry Adams

“Sentimentality was a weakness begging to be exploited.”

— Ashlee Nicole Bye

“that great condenser of moral chaos, The City.”

— Robert Hughes

“The city went on about its business. A new day would soon begin, and nothing so inconsequential as a death possessed the power to…

— R.J. Ellory

“It was clear that everything considered important and good was insignificant and repulsive, and that all this glamour and luxury hid the old well-known…

— Leo Tolstoy

“The town lay beneath their feet, its outskirts in ruin from the negligence of arrogant people who thought it was acceptable to let everything…

— Konstantina P

“Everyone was oblivious to the seething hatred and anger that churned in other parts of the city — beneath the surface like an undiscovered…

— Michael Connelly

“In the end, there's always this city. As long as it exists, I don't believe that I, or for that matter, anyone, can be…

— Joseph Brodsky

“The city was a paradox, though maybe it had always been one. You could have an excellent life here, even as everything disintegrated.”

— Meg Wolitzer