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Quotes About Cities

Obviously as a mayor, I'm in competition with my neighboring cities as well as cities around the country.
~ Wayne Messam
Climate action in cities is the key that unlocks a low emissions and resilient future.
~ Patricia Espinosa
I am generally enthusiastic about cities. Here in the West there is a panic. Every time we have a debate about cities, we talk about the problems of cities.
~ Claire Fox
I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago.
~ Jim Harrison
I have more friends in New York than Paris.
~ Karl Lagerfeld
It is always a pleasure to see what NYC, London, Paris and Milan have to offer.
~ Aslaug Magnusdottir
I'm pretty happy with the two cities I call home now - Glasgow and New York. But I'd like to give Paris a shot.
~ Kelly Macdonald
Paris. Toulouse. Malmo. Copenhagen. Brussels. Berlin. For most people, they are lovely cities where you might happily take a holiday. But for the world's Jews, they are something else, too. They are place names of hate.
~ Bari Weiss
I feel very much at home in Paris, but I'm attached to New York.
~ Pauline Chalamet
You need to start making an effort," Richard said. "There's a thing called the gay scene nowadays. It happens in large cities – London, Manchester, er, wherever.
~ Philip Hensher
You have to take the long view, Tom. It isn't only Traction Cities which poison the air and tear up the earth. All cities do that, static or mobile. It's human beings that are the problem. Everything that they do pollutes and destroys.
~ Philip Reeve
Europe is kind of fragmented. Africa is nascent; we've made a few investments, including four in Egypt. I visit 50-60 cities and 20-25 countries a year. The intent is to be a global fund, which takes time and prioritization.
~ Dave McClure
As long as there is a demand for me to visit other cities - and hopefully, other countries - that's what I want to do.
~ Chad Michaels
My schedule is such that even though I visit several cities for performances, I hardly get the time to explore any of them.
~ Neha Kakkar
I try to jog in every city I visit, and I particularly enjoy harbour-front paths that let me ogle big ships, railroad bridges and the ruins of factories and warehouses.
~ Steven Pinker
There are a lot of places that I know extremely well. Like, if I were to visit Sydney, Australia, I'd feel very comfortable there. I'm very comfortable in many, many cities.
~ Kaki King
Venice, Italy, is one of my favorite cities, a place I've been lucky enough to visit twice.
~ Rosecrans Baldwin
Airbnb's genius was moving into cities and recognizing that millennials would want to go and maybe spend a vacation or visit some friends in an urban center.
~ Brad Stone
If you go to Japan, you have to take the train and go visit different capital cities. Just sticking to one city would be a shame, considering how easy it is to get around. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto all have different vibes and sights.
~ Ronny Chieng
When we tour, there's always this unique quality to every town you visit... Touring, you get a sense of a collective identity for different cities. That's one of the things I love about my job.
~ Mat Kearney
I started using my blog to get information about cities I was about to visit, asking followers what the main problems there were. Many mentioned misconduct of politicians and other things I wanted to talk about during my shows. Then, before a show in one city, local politicians called saying they would sue if I said something unpleasant.
~ Beppe Grillo
I love to visit New York, but Los Angeles, to me, is a great city.
~ Ben Howland
When you are a young player in the NBA, sometimes you don't pay much attention to some of the cities you visit, especially in cold places like Toronto. But when you spend more time in the league you learn more about the cities you play in, and learn how to appreciate them more.
~ Serge Ibaka
I have traveled a fair amount, and I have visited some great cities. I love architecture and museums and castles and ruins and central markets and even double-decker bus tours. But, I am a sucker for a tropical beach.
~ Chelsea Cain