2,405 Quotes About Cities

  • Author Stephen Jay Gould
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    We must shed the old stereotype of anarchists as bearded bomb throwers furtively stalking about city streets at night.

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  • Author Stephen Jay Gould
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    As a word, ecology has been so debased by recent political usage that many people employ it to identify anything good that happens far from cities and without human interference.

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  • Author Stone Gossard
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    If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it.

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  • Author Robert Duvall
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    What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

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  • Author Thomas Gibson
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    Charleston has something for everyone, rain or shine. Its architecture is unparalleled. Carriage rides are great for seeing the city and hearing the history behind certain houses and the area.

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  • Author Tipper Gore
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    We use tools such as email, not just as a way to keep in daily touch with family members who live in other cities, but also as a way to keep in touch with staff and members of the public.

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  • Author Ursula K. Le Guin
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    The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.

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