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City Quotes

Every city leaves its own kind of mark.

Several of these quotes settle on New York specifically - raising children there, chasing a ballet career through its top companies, or building a life around it after moving from elsewhere. Others reflect on falling in love with a campus city the way you'd love Paris. See Cities Quotes for more.

Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

When I was a boy in Desuq, Egypt, a city on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, about 50 miles east of Alexandria, my family lived steps away from the local landmark, a mosque named for a 13th-century Sufi sheik.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

On the banks of the Nile, the Rosetta branch, I lived an enjoyable childhood in the City of Disuq, which is the home of the famous mosque, Sidi Ibrahim.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

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

Agatha Christie

Cities Quotes

Without social media, I wouldn't have young girls messaging me from Australia or Mexico City or the Midlands, but I do wonder if I'd be on it if it wasn't part of my job.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

I live in the greatest city in the world for research.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

The world is yet in its infancy; the gracious designs of God are yet hardly developed. Glorious things are spoken of Zion, the city of our God. She is yet to triumph and become the joy and glory of the...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.

Quotes by Adolf Loos

City Council Quotes

I'm a city boy, born and brought up in Mumbai. I talk fast, have a certain sense of humour, and have grown up watching Jackie Chan movies.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

With us city girls, there is an assumption that we have the space to raise our voice.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

Kansas City might be the loudest stadium that I've played in.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.

Quotes by Adam Smith

London is a vast, complex city designed by the same guy who created the Habitrail.

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

City Government Quotes

My parents were actors. And so I was born in New York City, and when I was 7, they quit acting and went back to medical school at the University Of Chicago.

Quotes by Adam Pally

If you're a suburban kid, and you're 30 minutes from New York City, that's the luckiest thing in the world.

Quotes by Adam Pally

Cole Archer's Chillout Mix. That's my son's mix. He's ten weeks old, and this is what he listens to: 'Valerie' by Amy Winehouse, 'Everyday People' by Arrested Development, The Beatles' 'Rocky Raccoon,' and Bruce Springsteen's 'Atlantic City.'

Quotes by Adam Pally

It's one thing to change regulations on the city level, another on the state, and still another on the federal. The higher the levels are, the more difficult change gets.

Quotes by Adam Neumann

The city fought a $300 million, 18-year war on graffiti. New York Mayor John Lindsay declared war in 1972, and the battle for the transit system came later.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

City Hall Quotes

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

Frequently Asked Questions

What cities come up in these quotes?
Berkeley, Paris, the south of France, New York, New York City, and Oxford all come up, each tied to a different personal memory - college life, dating, dance ambitions, and law practice.
Is there a quote about loving Berkeley?
Yes. One speaker says they "liked Berkeley tremendously," calling it "a very leftist campus," and says they "came to love that city as much as I love Paris or the south of France or New York." For more, see Cities quotes.
Is there a quote about dating someone in New York City?
Yes - one speaker recalls dating Gert in New York City, noting she preferred to stick to the Catholic Church, and later traveling to Oxford before they got married. For more, see City Hall quotes.
Is there a quote about ballet companies in New York City?
Yes. One speaker says their two dream companies were "New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater," after realizing they wanted to be a ballet dancer. For more, see City Council quotes.
Is there a quote about a law career in New York City?
Yes - one speaker says they've been in private law practice in New York City, where they and their husband are raising their children. For more, see City Government quotes.

There's also room here for the civic side of city life, from church traditions to local institutions. Continue with City Hall Quotes or City Government Quotes.