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The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself. Adolf Loos
Speak Wish Other Herself Our City None Dear Than Which Vienna Here
Pergamon, a prosperous city in western Anatolia, was fabled to have been founded by Hercules' son. Like many Hellenistic cities populated by Greeks who intermarried with indigenous people, Pergamon after Alexander the Great's death (323 B.C.) had evolved a hybrid of democracy and Persian-influenced monarchy. Adrienne Mayor
Death Great Democracy Son People Alexander Cities Evolved City Indigenous Indigenous People Hybrid Had Like Prosperous Been Western Greeks After Who Many Monarchy Founded Hercules
I have the same sense of discovery and exhilaration from objects of design and everyday use - I am inspired by the buildings in my city, by park greenery and dazzling store windows, by the jaunty strollers and umbrellas and billboards I walk past. Just strolling our streets, we encounter creativity every single day. Agnes Gund
Day Creativity Walk Single Past Sense Design Every Everyday Our City Windows Objects Park Inspired Dazzling Single Day Buildings Am Exhilaration Encounter Discovery Same Just Store Use Billboards Streets Every Single Day
I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech. Ahmed Ben Bella
Age Son Young Live Algeria Saw City Born Only Am Came Were Very Young Age Where Place Poor Poor Peasants Who Near Peasants Recently
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
Architecture Competition National Beginning Design Relationships Our Collaborate Project City See Stayed Architectural Proposal Between Invitation Accepted Am End Won Committed Stadium Beijing Fostering
I knew no one in New York City was going to hire me if I had a southern accent. Ainsley Earhardt
Me City Had No-One Knew New Accent Hire Southern Southern Accent York Going New York New York City
The City gets more and more beautiful every time I come home. Aisha Tyler
Beautiful Time Home Every Every Time City More More And More Come Gets
I think when people think of Compton, of course, they always think of gangster rap. But if you ever had an opportunity to go to Compton, you would know that Compton is a beautiful city. Aja Brown
Beautiful You People Opportunity Think Rap Would City Had Beautiful City Know Course Always Go Gangster Ever
When we look at the investment decisions into the city of Compton, the small business community and global corporations and retailers and all of those types of services that decide to come into the community to serve it, they look at the perception, how does the brand work with the local community. Aja Brown
Work Business Perception Community Local Local Community Types Corporations Those City Small Small Business Investment Come Global Look Does How Brand Decide Decisions Business Community Serve Services
I've always had strong ties with Delhi, and I do stay in touch with my friends and periodically visit the capital. I started my schooling at St. Columbus High School before I went to Mayo College. Delhi, for me, is a historical city with all its beautiful monuments. Ajay Mehta
Beautiful Me Strong School College Before Monuments Visit High City Stay High School Touch Delhi Had Columbus Schooling Ties Always Historical Friends Mayo Capital Started
Whether you live in a big city or a small town, a call placed by a loved one, friend, or customer should go through. Ajit Pai
You Big Live One Friend City Small Through Small Town Town Call Big City Go Friend Loved Loved One Whether Placed Customer Should
When we look at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri and the tragic death of Michael Brown, we are reminded of the importance of who we elect to our city councils, who sits on our local board of education committees, who we pick to represent us in Congress, in the Senate and more. Al Sharpton
Education Death Situation Congress Local Our City Brown More Pick Reminded Importance Look Missouri Ferguson Tragic Michael Michael Brown Senate Represent Committees Board Elect Us Who
The last time I heard real screaming in the theatre was when I went to see a movie I did years ago, called 'Wait Until Dark.' Now, my mother was the least emotional person on the planet, but when I got killed in the movie, she stood up and screamed, 'That's my son!' At Radio City Music Hall in New York! Alan Arkin
Music Time Son Theatre Dark Mother Wait City See Emotional New Until She Hall Got Least Real Years Years Ago Heard Up Person Did York Stood Screamed New York Screaming Movie Planet Radio Now Last Last Time
In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires. Alan Autry
Business Crime Perception Sense Enough Progressive Destroy Security City Paralyze Fact Resurgence Vibrant In Fact Requires Momentum Even
Every city across the country that has successfully renewed and revitalized itself points to a robust education system as its fundamental key to success. Alan Autry
Success Education Key Country Every Key To Success System City Points Renewed Robust Itself Across Successfully Fundamental
Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again. Alan Hansen
Down Back City Came Been Up Manchester While Again Straight
London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about. Alan Moore
Life Has-Been City London About Been Representative Far Used England English Actually
Being on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city. Alan Rickman
Life You Stage City Part Exciting Feel New Like Because Always York New York Being
I think L.A. is underrated, and I love L.A., and I was born in California. But I'm pretty sure New York is the best city in the world - at least for an American guy like me. Alan Yang
Love Best Me World Think City Born Pretty Guy New Like California Sure Underrated Least American York New York
There are some times when you make films and you travel places, and the take that people in the business have is that the worst way to see a city is to shoot there, because you work these long 12, 13 and 14-hour days, and you go home to the hotel, you eat, and you pass out. Alec Baldwin
Work Home You Travel Business People Long Films Way Worst Out City See Eat Some Take Hotel Days Make Because Pass Go Go Home Times Shoot Places
I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that I would have to sell real estate in New York City to look after my family, that would be fine with me. Alec Baldwin
Family Me You Real Estate Tomorrow Care Think Addictive Would Would-Be City Fine New Look Real Sell York Stopped New York New York City Estate After Really Acting
I've had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I've had people come up to me and say, 'You're a great New Yorker. You've given your time and money to so many New York charities. You're a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies - and some of your movies suck, actually.' Alec Baldwin
Life Time Great Me You People Money Relatively Say Out City Charities Some Charmed Given Had Supporter New Town Come Like Time And Money Up York Yorker Arts New York New Yorker Loved Movies Your Suck Many Actually
As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Day Every Day Thanks Every Alive City Give Always Am Mexico Mexico City Compelling
Antonio Sanchez is from Mexico City. I met him at a Pat Metheny concert. He did a solo, and I thought, 'This is an octopus man!' Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Man Thought Met Solo City He Him Concert Octopus Mexico Mexico City Pat Did
Even though New York may be a more inspiring city, I get more inspired thinking of L.A., in a way. My life there was so much more simple in mind, and quiet. Aleksa Palladino
Life Simple Mind My Life Thinking Way Though City More Inspired Inspiring New Quiet Get York May New York Much Even
When I was a teenager, if you'd asked me, I would have said I was in a relationship with New York City. It was my first real love. Aleksa Palladino
Love Me Relationship You First Teenager Would City New Said Real Real Love York New York New York City Asked
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