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Urban Quotes

The city, on its own terms.

These urban quotes explore how city life reshapes a person, including one speaker who grew up a farm boy in Connecticut and later adopted an Identity shaped entirely by urban living.

I'm a farm boy from Connecticut, and I adopted urban life.

Quotes by William Atherton

There's no reason that there has to be a fringe network that illuminates an urban or a multiethnic experience.

Quotes by Warren Littlefield

I've hardly ever played urban characters.

Quotes by Vikrant Massey

It's great to bring urban music to the commercial scene.

Quotes by Tulisa

Culture Quotes

Democrats do best in urban centers, Republicans in outer suburbs and rural areas.

Quotes by Thomas E. Mann

I was actually born in Madison, Wisconsin, but raised in urban Missouri.

Quotes by Taylor Louderman

I don't like the word 'urban' because I think it's a bit of a generalisation and they use it to class music, but I don't think it's a word that necessarily classes music.

Quotes by Taio Cruz

Infrastructure deficit is an issue in all urban areas.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America.

Quotes by Ruben Blades

Emotion Quotes

If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale.

Quotes by Roelof Botha

Safer cities generally mean stronger urban economies.

Quotes by Roger Altman

I'm not an urban black person. I'm a country black person.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

With my films, I'm targeting the urban multiplexes, the sophisticated media-savvy young crowd.

Quotes by Ram Gopal Varma

The comics I made from 1990 to 1997 were largely based in vaguely urban, vaguely dystopic settings because that was my reference point for comics storytelling in general.

Quotes by Nate Powell

Identity Quotes

The refurbishing and rebuilding of Fenway Park since 2001 has created a new urban neighborhood in Boston.

Quotes by Mike Barnicle

Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.

Quotes by Michael Porter

Canada can be tough for urban music.

Quotes by Melanie Fiona

I'm an urban person.

Quotes by Mark Kurlansky

I'm an urban act.

Quotes by Maluma

Movement Quotes

It's common for cultural shifts to start with young, urban adopters before going mainstream.

Quotes by Lynn Jurich

Frequently Asked Questions

What aspects of city life do these urban quotes cover?
They range from personal identity shifts after moving to a city, to representation in media, to the mainstream rise of urban music styles.
Is there a quote about someone adapting to city life?
Yes, one speaker describes growing up on a farm in Connecticut and later fully adopting an urban way of living as part of their identity.
Do these quotes discuss representation in film or television?
One line calls for programming that reflects genuinely multiethnic urban experiences, arguing there's no good reason such stories should be sidelined.
Is music part of this collection?
One quote celebrates the moment urban music styles found broader commercial success, marking a shift in mainstream cultural acceptance.
What other collection connects to this urban theme?
Our Culture collection is a strong companion here, since several of these quotes deal directly with identity shaped by place and community.

Others focus on representation and sound, from wanting shows that reflect multiethnic urban experience to celebrating urban music reaching the mainstream; explore more in Culture quotes.