2,405 Quotes About Cities

  • Author Zack de la Rocha
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    There are many Sheriff Arpaios. People who have taken to local city, county, and state governments across the county the idea that immigrants are the problem. That immigrants are to blame.

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  • Author Yitzhak Rabin
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    I don't believe that in the name of the holiness of the city you have to put barbed wires, machine gun nests, mine pins and everything of that, in the name of the holiness of Jerusalem.

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  • Author Adam Smith
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    On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.

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  • Author Ajay Singh
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    There is a great deal of traffic in these cities and they have been underserved.

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  • Author Alex Steffen
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    Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle, on transit and have an experience that remains a pleasant one, that you feel you are welcome not just in the neighborhood but moving between neighborhoods.

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  • Author Alex Steffen
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    There's a lot of evidence that shows that if we push as hard as we need to for net-zero emissions, we'll find ourselves with cities that are more secure, healthier, and have more economic opportunity - are frankly better cities to live in - than if we settle for the status quo.

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  • Author Alexei Sayle
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    If I won the lottery I'd start a charity that helped little family hardware stores, cobblers and fruit shops open in city centres.

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  • Author Alex Steffen
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    Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the next decades will largely determine whether we can deliver a bright green future.

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