City Quotes Quotes

“Lots of things define what it means to be a good city. But one thing all good cities have in common is lots of trees integrated into the design of the city. Trees are vital to a thriving city.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“There are some cities in the world, they would have looked much more beautiful had they never been a city and İstanbul is such a city!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“What use cities have for us? Their greatest use is to make us to realise the beauties of the rural life!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“It is always easy to create an ordinary city; what is difficult is to create an extraordinary one, peaceful and restful one, smart and tidy, artful and cultivated one, in short, a livable one! And Zurich is such a city!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“A poor village that takes care of its children is better than a rich city that abuses its youth.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“LA is very different from New York. New York is a huge, dense metropolis. LA is a bunch of small towns all running into each other.

New York is the city that never sleeps. Los Angeles is an endless sea of suburbs.”
― Oliver Markus Malloy, New York to Los Angeles Roadtrip

“If you live in a gigantic noisy city that doesn't sleep even at night, a small town which is quiet even during the day becomes the name of eternal peace!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Sometimes a city occupies an entire mountain; the clouds, trees and sun of the mountain disappear, but the inhabitants of that city continue their lives without knowing what they killed!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The dirtier the city, the more disorganized the people.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Both Calvin and Hobbes are sitting on a carpet, a "magic carpet." They're riding in the sky, among the clouds.

CALVIN:
Hey, let's fly into the city and buzz Dad's office.

CALVIN:
Ha! Won't he be surprised whenhe sees US out his 20th-floor window.

HOBBES:
What if he's mad that we took the hallway rug?

CALVIN:
What's to get mad about?" We wiped our feet first.

HOBBES:
Yeah, but all this city mileage may hurt the resale value.”
― Bill Watterson

“i was born in the diamond city and live in the flood city”
― Kingsley ofosu-Ampong

“A soulless city creates soulless people!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“A village that takes care of its children is better than a city that abuses its youth”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“A village that takes care of its children is better than a city that abuses its youth.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Only a city lost among the trees is a real city!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“A Beautiful,limelighted Island city with its glorified Heritage and Culture,invites every curious Traveller to Travel around her heart-One has it willingly unbound to explore,
seeking a Poetic Life,yet singing songs,writing a wide range of Poems to satiate his
Imagery,the sweet trains of fancy to flow in Passion,The city glimmers,yet more attractive as every breath it takes,and join hands with man to know her secrets.”
― Nithin Purple

“All major cities in the world look best at night because night skilfully hides their ugly side!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The beauty of the kingdom appears only to those in higher positions. To the king who has a high view over the whole city.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“In a city where man-made noises are at an extreme, there is no way to keep the human soul at peace because there are few things that suffocate our souls as much as noise!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“You get lost in the forest sometimes but you are always lost in the city because the city is a thief who steals your soul and leaves you soulless!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Sometimes you like a city but you don't like its culture and people; sometimes you like the culture and people of a city but you don't like the city itself! But only when the two come together will you feel happy!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“If you have created a city that is completely in harmony with nature, you have done a highly praised job both mentally and morally!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Big cities love most the hours when most people sleep, because only then can they listen to the peaceful sounds of the nearby forests and breathe in the clean scent of the winds blowing from there!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“After dinner, they walked through Trafalgar Square, which was also very busy, with its stunning fountains and eye-catching statues attracting crowds of visitors. Some of these visitors enjoyed feeding pigeons and taking pictures with them.
They left the noisy sounds of the square behind and walked slowly towards St. James' Park to seek the sound of silence for a change before heading home. Unlike Trafalgar Square and the surrounding areas, the park was engulfed in silence, interrupted only by the sounds of ducks and swans that moved suddenly in the pond as they approached it. As they sat on a bench facing the beautiful, peaceful pond that seemed to be in deep sleep, Alina sighed.
“I miss this peace and silence. I don't think I can continue to live in the city.”
“I feel the same,” he said as he laid his hand on hers, gazing out at the night. “I’m really delighted that we both like a quiet life. I really love it, although I must admit that I sometimes feel bored if I have to stay in a quiet place for too long. I guess it’s human nature. You can never please humans. No matter what the weather—shine or rain—some will always complain! Humans are so hard to please that even if you grant them an eternal easy life in Paradise, some will still want to go back to Earth, even if living on Earth means struggling, starving, bleeding, and suffering!”
“I’m really impressed that you like a quiet life despite the fact that you were brought up in a large city...”
― Mouloud Benzadi