City Quotes
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Kolkata is special. I have been privileged to spend time in the city and make some great friends there. I like to go there whenever I can.
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The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.
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No other city in the U.S. can divest the visitor of so much money with so little enthusiasm. In Dallas, they take away with gusto; in New Orleans, with a bow; in San Francisco, with a wink and a grin. In New York, you're lucky if you get a grunt.
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I'm happy living in the countryside. We are 30 minutes away from Milan, so I can drive in for dinner and drive out. It's not a question of living in the country or in the city, it's really a question of living in a tight, close-knit clan that makes the difference.
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I was lucky that science fair was mandatory at my high school in inner-city Buffalo.
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I do a kind of homeschooling where some of it's on the computer and some of it's classes around the city. So sometimes I'll have a class in the morning or do school at home.
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I made this film 'The Beach,' which didn't take place in a city, and it didn't really suit me.
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The city of the future is a city that cares about its citizens and integrates its citizens.
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Detroit is still seen as the tough city, a city that has a reputation for high crime, ... The tough city thing is fine. Its always had a reputation as that. ... You know, Gordie Howe, when I was watching hockey, was the toughest guy in the league playing for the Red Wings. He represented that tough aura.
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With undead armies, psychotic angels and exploding airships, Scar Night is a gripping, ripping yarn which rattles along at a great pace. Tether all that to the knock-out image at the heart of the novel-Deepgate, a Gothic city built on a network of chains over a great abyss-and you have urban fantasy at its best.
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New York City is the greatest city on the planet. It's the capital of the world.
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'Is there anyone or anything in this city which can’t be bought?' I said, slipping him a note.'Yeah,' the man said, laughing quietly. 'But I’m not it.'
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I always knew I would come to London. I loved Glasgow, but it seemed filled with echoes of my parents' lives, and sometimes you just want a city of your own.
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Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.
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Rio's a beautiful city, a vibrant place, special place.
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Atlanta is an incredibly cool city.
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If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you've made your own sculpture.
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Football is the best way to get to know a people and a city.
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Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.
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In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion.
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I played very well in AC Milan, but I had two years of injury problems. I needed to change team and the city for my mentality.
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I started in the theater world in New York City - and indie films - and I love the feeling of your head coming together and trying to tell a simple story, a small story, and just getting that vibe of storytelling without all the craziness of big budget.
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I research best practices and recipes for success and failure to craft personalised policies for my city.
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Country acquaintances are charming only in the country and only in the summer. In the city in winter they lose half of their appeal.
