Quotes About City

In Canada, anything that's not in the city is referred to as a cottage. Or a log cabin.

So what this is is us, our personalities refined down on to a stage performance. In other words, the way we play is the end product of the way we live - we live in the cities, you see.

I love coming to New York. I think I'm going to come really often here. I need to - for the show, for the comedy. I want to do the shows here and have a beer and hang out with the comedians.

If you hang around people from L.A., they're, like, used to having their city being maligned.

I thought it would be a good idea to look at New York with this half-European, half-native eye and really do something to get back at this city that I thought really gave me a hard time when I grew up.

We don't windsurf in Harlem.

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

I have what is probably the largest big bike collection in the city: a Fat Boy, a sportser Harley Davidson and two Yamahas. All these are 1200cc-plus bikes. Riding these bikes is something I still do and some trekking as well.

We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together.

I hate people thinking their city is unique, but there is a certain aura about Los Angeles; it's not necessarily a beautiful thing, but it's part of Harry Bosch.

I'm a pretty big P.J. Harvey record fan and you can really hear New York in his record.

I'm fascinated by fire. When I was four, I wore an American fireman's hat all the time, and I still have one in my office today. Glasgow used to be called 'Tinderbox City;' there were always fires, people getting killed.

Glasgow was a tough city. You were adored, and you were hated.

I hated London; I was so lonely.

Dad hates London.

I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city.

Living in Edmonton feels so calm, but there is still so much to experience. I know I can find something to do if I want to have fun.

New Haven is really cool.

Being here in the city of Atlanta, a great city, being part of the Hawks organization for me has been great.

Somewhere along the way, New York became all about money. Or rather, it was always about money, but it wasn't all about money, if you know what I mean. New York's not Geneva or Zurich yet, but we're certainly heading in that direction. London is, too.

I'm a Bronco and I couldn't be happier to be heading over to Denver. It's a storied organization, and a beautiful city.

Look at New York and the number of crimes out there. Every big city has crime. Bombay is the biggest city of India. So, naturally, all crimes in Bombay get banner headlines.

In New York, I live on a compost heap of all the stuff I accumulate.

When you live in a city where you're always in and out of a car or a building, I feel it's... better to treat a heavier, tweedier sport coat almost as you would outerwear.