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quotes by topic Cities

" It is pretty well settled that the city is the Negro's great contribution to civilization, for it was in Africa where the first cities grew up. "

E. Haldeman-Julius

Civilization , Firsts , Cities

" I wasnt privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala, but I did see the traffic that was coming in from Guatemala City, because it was very relevant to me, and of course I exchanged what I had with the chief of station in Guatemala City. "

Cities , Guatemala , Traffic

" Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men. "

H. P. Lovecraft

Dream , Men , Cities

" Men and women, empires and cities, thrones, principalities, and powers, mountains, rivers, and unfathomed seas, worlds, spaces, and universes, all have their day, and all must go. "

H. Rider Haggard

Men , Sea , Cities

" After Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to go back to New Orleans to help musicians return to the city. But Andrew Young advised me, "If you want to help people, go work at an investment bank." His contrarian advice opened my eyes to the importance of capital. "Learn how to make some money before you give it away." I learned that you can bring about good in the world especially if you have a paycheck. "

Eye , New , Cities

" A lot is said, by foreigners and the left, about America being a violent society. Yet if you subtract the crime statistics for its largest cities places that have been under the strict political control of so-called "progressives", sometimes for many generations what remains, the real America, is the most peaceful, productive, prosperous, and truly progressive civilization in all of human history. "

Civilization , Real , Cities

" I grew up in suburban New York City and London, England, where my dad was working. "

Dad , New , Cities

" Note for Americans and other aliens: Milton Keynes is a new city approximately halfway between London and Birmingham. It was built to be modern, efficient, healthy, and, all in all, a pleasant place to live. Many Britons find this amusing. "

Geography , Cities

" For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit‚Äôs foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit‚Äôs foot long ago and the bones and the sinews were polished by the wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there. "

Ernest Hemingway

Luck , Cities