In the rush of today's world, and with more than half of us now living in cities, the majority of people are less and less connected with the spectacle of nature.
I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power.
The Nationals tried hard to recover the lost ground. The final result, however, was the success of the Forest Citys by a score of 29 to 23 in a nine innings game, twice interrupted by rain.
The success of one market model cannot be migrated to another. Ignoring Macau's special characteristics and duplicating a Las Vegas or an Atlantic City would not be a successful strategy.
It was actually pretty difficult to grow up in the Star City. There were regular kids around me, and everybody knew that my father was a cosmonaut. Even at school, every teacher could comment on my behavior just because I was considered special.
All poetry is an ordered voice, one which tries to tell you about a vision in the un-visionary language of farm, city, and love.
I'd love a signed first edition of 'City of Glass' by Paul Auster. My favourite book of all time.
I graduated from high school early so I could move to New York to do 'A Little Night Music' out of the New York City Opera.
I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day.
Seeing New York in the movies is what made me want to live in Manhattan one day. I eventually got my wish, and the city has never disappointed me.
Cities have sexes: London is a man, Paris a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual.
Antonio Sanchez is from Mexico City. I met him at a Pat Metheny concert. He did a solo, and I thought, 'This is an octopus man!'
Forget about banks that are too big to fail; the focus should be on cities, municipalities and countries that are too big to fail.
'J'eet jet?' is still the standard way for a Pittsburgher to ask if you're ready for a meal, but the meal itself is no longer limited to chipped ham and an Iron City beer.
To succeed in big-city politics requires a powerful, motivating vision of a better world, a plan to get there, a willingness to meet constituents on their terms, and a tough political skin.
Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.
What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?
... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..." Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History of the World In 6 Glasses.
I grew up in a city. My parents would think there was something wrong with America if they knew I was secretary of agriculture.
Are we just dreaming In the city that never sleeps? Cause I can't be seeing What my eyes tell me.
And finally, let me just say it is a fact that not every city can dedicate resources to terrorism.
