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Streets Quotes

Life lessons picked up on the block.

This collection features people reflecting on childhoods spent outside, on the block, and in cities they came to know inside out, shaping who they became. Read more in our City quotes collection.

For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian.

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

There's a lot of demand to hear the new Kanye West album before it hits the streets. There's much less demand to read the new Phillip Roth novel.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

Quotes by Aaron Eckhart

There's really no age limit when you out there in those streets.

Quotes by Young Buck

Always Quotes

I was in the streets at eight, nine years old.

Quotes by Young Thug

I like the streets. I grew up in the streets.

Quotes by William Klein

But London is my favourite city as I’ve walked the streets of the capital so often, I know it really well.

Quotes by Viv Richards

I love the 19th-century idea of the flaneur, the poet wandering through the streets.

Quotes by Tom Hodgkinson

New York feels vibrant... It feels electric to walk the streets at night.

Quotes by Theophilus London

Children Quotes

Growing up in the streets of Bed-Stuy, it was hard, yo.

Quotes by The Notorious B.I.G.

I see myself as the godfather of the streets.

Quotes by Tee Grizzley

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

Quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard

I grew up on the streets of Baltimore, a city I love to this very day.

Quotes by Steve Clevenger

The graceful Georgian streets and squares, a series of steel engravings under a wet sky.

Quotes by Shana Alexander

City Quotes

I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

Quotes by Robert Bourassa

I like Harvey Keitel. I liked him in 'Mean Streets.' I'm a fan.

Quotes by Richard Ben-Veniste

The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected them, not failing, however, to draw their regular payments from the city treasury.

Quotes by Ray Stannard Baker

I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots.

Quotes by Paddy Ashdown

I'm not in it for fame. I've been famous in the streets already.

Quotes by Nipsey Hussle

Football Quotes

I specifically had my son wear a Browns jersey on the streets of Pittsburgh while we were there.

Quotes by Nate Torrence

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these streets quotes describe?
They describe growing up outdoors, often from a very young age, and the lasting mark that leaves on someone's outlook.
Are the quotes mostly about cities?
Several are, including reflections on knowing a favorite city inside out simply from walking its streets so often; explore more in our City quotes collection.
Do any quotes mention sport?
There's a related theme of street life shaping toughness, which connects naturally to our Football quotes collection.
Is there an age element to these quotes?
Yes, a few specifically mention being out in the streets as young children, suggesting how early that exposure can start.
What's the overall feeling behind these quotes?
A mix of pride and nostalgia, treating street life as formative rather than something to be ashamed of.

For more on early years spent finding your footing, check out our Children quotes and Football quotes pages.