Quotes by Cities In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares. Ai Weiwei care cities new-york I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do. Ai Weiwei cities new-york talking New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should say. Ai Weiwei care cities new-york Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation. Ai Weiwei design cities long I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city. Ai Weiwei toilet-seat events cities I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. It was just a city with one emperor and the rest of them just rats or meaningless people. Ai Weiwei rats cities people Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. Ai Weiwei nostalgic crazy cities I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist. Ai Weiwei artist cities new-york I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture. Ai Weiwei competition design cities Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare. Ai Weiwei beijing nightmare cities A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete. Ai Weiwei maximum incomplete cities My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels. Ai Weiwei cities games people New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world. Ai Weiwei cities new-york art I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. Aidan Quinn woods guy cities I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. That's why I don't live in Los Angeles. Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out. Aidan Quinn guy cities jobs We may sing, 'Crown Him Lord of all,' and rejoice in the tones of the loud-sounding organ and the deep melody of harmonious voices, but still we have done nothing until we have left the world and set our faces toward the city of God in hard practical reality. When faith becomes obedience then it is true faith indeed. Aiden Wilson Tozer voice cities reality A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just deserts. Al-Farabi hate cities giving Remember that the problem is bigger than the car you drive or the types of lightbulbs in city hall. We need a fundamental shift away from dirty fossil fuels that spew carbon pollution. To make that happen, we need to put pressure on our leaders to take the bold actions necessary to move us off dirty sources of energy. Al Gore cities dirty moving In the, uh, '30s and '40s, the Brill Building was the hub of, uh, musical activity in Tin Pan Alley in New York City. I believe Irving Berlin was there, and uh, and everything just centered around there. Al Kooper cities new-york believe I live in one of the coastal cities in Southern California, and every so often I like to take a walk down the boardwalk in Venice during the weekends when it is abuzz with lively activity. Al Seckel california weekend cities «1234567891011»