Quotes About Urban

It was a choice between a paint factory in Indianapolis - a management training program to maybe run the paint factory one day - or go to New York City and become an investment banker. It wasn't a very difficult decision.

I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very good at it.

I had a major bug for cities and for paintings and literature and all the things I thought went on in cities.

Leaving the house in a pair of flip-flops in Manhattan is disgusting to me, no shade.

My favourite view is just up the road from my house where, if you look one way, you can see Alexandra Palace, and if you turn the other, you get a panoramic view of the whole of London, including the Gherkin and Canary Wharf.

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.

Anaheim is not like Los Angeles, where there are more people and more paparazzi. You don't have that in Anaheim. It's more laid-back.

I don't like Johannesburg, where I grew up. Everybody lives in 'gated' buildings, is paranoid about crime and is always talking about being mugged. It's not a very joyful place.

There are more than 200,000 people in Maputo who are nothing more than parasites.

Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for business, but that is terrible for the cities because they lose character. If I go to Paris, I go to see the beauty of Paris and the coherence of Paris.

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago.

If I look at it, it's about being able to get lost in New York, to explore the city, to have more personal stories about New York, although some could also take place in Paris.

I have more friends in New York than Paris.

When I don't have the time to be in the Himalayas, I am in Bombay, Los Angles or N.Y. or Paris or wherever.

I wrote a book of essays about New York called 'The Colossus of New York,' but it's not about - you know, when I'm writing about rush hour or Central Park, it's not a black Central Park, it's just Central Park, and it's not a black rush hour, it's just rush hour.

The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park.

When I had my dogs, I used to spend a lot of time in Central Park, which is a great place to be alone among a lot of people.

We've achieved this feeling, for instance, with the colors. The colors in the park are harmonious with each other, not like in big cities where they don't.

One of the great things about New York is this wonderful park we have.

In a park, you are not working with studio materials or a flat piece of paper. You have grass and the people and the city and the daylight.

Quiet is definitely not how I would describe New York, but if I go outside of the front door, I see the beautiful Central Park, so it's a nice place to be. And I have a very quiet room, which helps!

Only if you're from L.A. do you know Elysian Park.

If you have a little extra parking, I err on the side of getting rid of it in favor of having some more greenery.

I'm against government-subsidized parking and government-mandated parking.