Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style, to describe the peculiar relationship between man and material that exists in the continual creative play of urban living. The city as we imagine it,…

Quote by Jonathan Raban

Topics: Urban Quotes

Over emphatic negatives always suggest that what is being denied may be what is really...

Over emphatic negatives always suggest that what is being denied may be what is really...

In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the...

In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the...

The only nation I've ever been tempted to feel really racist about are the Swiss...

The only nation I've ever been tempted to feel really racist about are the Swiss...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of...

My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830...

And whatever our faith -- whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The...

And whatever our faith -- whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The...

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is...

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is...

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride,...

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride,...

One of the strongest prejudices that one has to overcome when one visits Australia is...

One of the strongest prejudices that one has to overcome when one visits Australia is...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy is a paradise for...

No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country...

No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country...

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a...

As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your...

As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your...