Quotes about City

74 quotes about City

Internet is like a city...there lives a very smart old...

Internet is like a city...there lives a very smart old man, called Google... He is a spirit.

Quote by George Pruteanu about city

I produced fishing shows and moved to Kansas City. It was...

I produced fishing shows and moved to Kansas City. It was not an easy transition.

Quote by Willie Aames about city

What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get...

What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get out of this town and I'm going to go out West.

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about city

But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times.

Quote by John Abizaid about city

I felt really strongly, as a New Yorker, that the city bonded in a way that transcended race and sex and economic status. We had an opportunity that the president just completely blew. Now we've gone so far in the other direction in terms of war...

Quote by Kevin Bacon about city

I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year.

I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about city

A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, ...

A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn't have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it.

Quote by Russell Baker about city

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

Quote by Andre Agassi about city

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

Quote by Aristotel about city

The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such...

The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.

Quote by Michael Caine about city

As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big...

As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.

Quote by Albert Camus about city

Dali kept coming up in my research. I was reading a lot of The New Yorker magazines from that time, week after week after week of incredibly detailed snapshots of the city from each year that I was writing about.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

Dali worked his way into the book because he seemed to...

Dali worked his way into the book because he seemed to have worked his way into New York City during those years.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

It was a little scary because a similar thing had happened with Fountain City, the failed novel, all sorts of disparate themes running together; in that book I trusted my instincts but it didn't work. I couldn't get it to hang together.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

It was an incredible resource. I'd sit with a big stack of bound New Yorkers in the library and read through, especially the 'Talk of the Town' sections.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

My agent lived in New York for over twenty years and like most people who are adopted New Yorkers she's very passionate about the city. Also, she has a particular interest in this period, especially of golden age Hollywood films.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

The 'Talk of the Town' was really that in the 1940s: it...

The 'Talk of the Town' was really that in the 1940s: it was all about New York, it was only about New York, and it was about people.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

Quote by Agatha Christie about city

I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico...

I attended less than two years of Conservatory in Mexico City.

Quote by Placido Domingo about city

I have people who look after me and help me when I'm out of town, but when I'm at home in LA, it's my time and I love to just get in my car, crank up the music and relax.

Quote by Carmen Electra about city

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