Quotes About Urban

In New York City, one suicide in ten is attributed to a lack of storage space.

Brother, do you know a nicer occupation, Matter of fact, neither do I, Than standing on the corner Watching all the girls go by?

By including women in decision-making, city governments will be in a better position to fulfill their responsibility to ensure the safety of their residents, especially women and girls.

Urban women don't breed in their twenties. Shortly after, I became a mother too, which is why I was probably so child friendly.

But sometimes, when she'd be all by herself, walking home late in the evening on a crowded street she'd be afraid of her own shadow following her...

I love air conditioning and Starbucks.

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks... although the latter is much less realistic.

I chose my house because I loved the fact that there was a really busy road with lots of things to stare at.

An artist will starve unless he is near big centers of population. We should create many of these cultural centers right in our own slums.

Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement.

My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could be construed as a political statement.

Cities are not static objects to be feared or admired, but are instead a living process that residents are changing all the time.

There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station.

New York City has a tradition of great stations. There are cities in the world that don't have that. New York has it.

There's a lot of evidence that shows that if we push as hard as we need to for net-zero emissions, we'll find ourselves with cities that are more secure, healthier, and have more economic opportunity - are frankly better cities to live in - than if we settle for the status quo.

I think it's good if areas get upgraded and gentrified, as long as the people who always lived there can stay. But they get pushed out to some place.

I can't stay in L.A. too long or it starts to grow on me in a bad way.

To me, I'm the epitome of what a ghetto child is: I was raised by a single parent; I stayed in apartments my whole life; I don't think I've ever cut the grass.

When I was growing up in New York, we were the anomaly. Our family stayed, but back then families didn't stay. Once you had a second kid, you immediately left, so the kids could run around outside.

I stayed well clear of roles like 'Top Boy' for years before I did it, but I had to do it because the script was amazing. It was the most authentic thing that I've ever read when it comes to that sort of life.

I can't stand the slow pace of Jaipur anymore. I like staying in Mumbai, as everyone is on the move.

I do remember the numbers runners, I do remember the poverty and bread lines. Harlem stays with you forever.

I would beg, borrow, and steal to live in N.Y.C.

The launch of free Wi-Fi service is a step forward to smart cities to bring revolutionary change in the lives of the masses and to bridge the digital divide.