City Quotes

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.

Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state?

I saw my city gripped by fear. Because of violent acts committed by illegal aliens, my residents were afraid to shop - or even drive - on certain streets.

We just moved out of L.A. because I didn't want to be raising my girls in the city. They're in public school now and they're in a normal situation. We're sort of settling into that. It's just a choice.

In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.

Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.

Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person.

The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her.

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three years we performed leading up to the formation of The Kids in the Hall.

I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, but I had the seven best years of my career in this city and having an attachment here 20-some odd years later is pretty special to me.

Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.

I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city.

Every city has a Donald Trump; ours is just the Trumpiest.

I have been robbed of three million dollars all told. Everyone today is playing my stuff and I don't even get credit. Kansas City style, Chicago style, New Orleans style hell, they're all Jelly Roll style.

I grew up in New York City in the late '70s, at a time when U.S. - China relations were something that was on the front page of The New York Times on a regular basis.

Sex and the City changed New York-New York's become a big shoe store now, unfortunately.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

Actually, Sydney is my second favourite city on earth, I love Sydney, but this is the greatest.

I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.

This is something I've always wanted to do- to skate through a part of New York City that thousands of people ride through every week, feeling the energy of one of the original stomping grounds of street skating.

Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world.

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.

Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000. Books in an average neighborhood branch library: 20,000.

How much should the state be involved in regulating the growth in communities when you already have a county doing it, or a city doing it?

When we did the sign outside, we did not do the cigarette or the mug of beer because it was going to be outside. I wasn't sure if the city would object.

What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There's got to be something a little bit loose in there.

Every city across the country that has successfully renewed and revitalized itself points to a robust education system as its fundamental key to success.