Quotes About Urban

When I was young, I thought it was normal to go to sleep to the sounds of sirens. People on my block were in the biggest gang in the city. They were my close friends - they showed me the ropes, who to watch out for.

Many areas of Los Angeles have gang problems.

There are people there who live, work, and have lives. Not everybody who lives in Detroit is a gangsta.

I've been going around London obsessing about people's gardens; I take pictures on my BlackBerry.

When you go to places like Gary and Detroit, you see the economic problem in this country and who it's really affecting.

Most of my friends in New York are single women or gay men.

I love San Francisco and Brighton has something of San Francisco about it. It's by the sea, there's a big gay community, a feeling of people being there because they enjoy their life there.

I have all sorts of country clothing because we live in Northumberland as well as London. You need good quality gear.

Building one garden in L.A. - it might be a nice gesture - but it won't make a difference. We have to start to change the culture of the community.

Now we just showin' and provin' that there's a ghetto everywhere you go.

I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away.

I am a spiritual, God-fearing man just playing a ghetto expressionist.

Amaravati will not be a ghost city.

I'm the boogeyman used to scare South Central kids when they tell ghost stories.

I love Torrance Gibson. I love his talent. I love the fact he did well academically.

The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.

Glasgow is one of my favourite cities.

I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.

London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.

Being in smoggy Delhi was a gloomy feeling.

Culture is the glue that really binds, especially in cities with fast-growing populations.

Like catching a glimpse of the McDonald's golden arches after a night out, when I see the blue and white Boots sign in the distance I feel comforted.

Chicago was a good place for me. Maybe New York will be better.

The great problems are to be encountered in the street.