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Quote by Robert Menzies

“Two days in this city is worth two months in New York.”

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Robert Menzies, a former Prime Minister of Australia, was born on December 20, 1894, and passed away on May 15, 1978. Menzies was a prominent figure in Australian politics, known for his steadfast conservative stance and leadership abilities. more

“I like the fog that creeps over the whole city every night about five, and the warm protective feeling it gives...and lights of San Francisco at night, the fog horn, the bay at dusk and the little flower stands where spring flowers appear before anywhere else in the country...But, most of all, I like the view of the ocean from the Cliff House.”

Giving Littles Country Whole Feelings Light Night House Views Cities Five Flower Ocean Spring Warm Every Night Fog San Francisco Horns Cliffs Protective Creeps Dusk Spring Flowers

Author:Irene Dunne

“But I would rather be with you, somewhere in San Francisco on a back porch in July, just looking up to Heaven, at this crescent in the sky”

Heaven Sky San Francisco July Porch Crescent

Book:The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics: The Collected Lyrics of Robert Hunter and John Barlow, Lyrics to All Original Songs, with Selected Traditional and Cover Songs

Source: The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics: The Collected Lyrics of Robert Hunter and John Barlow, Lyrics to All Original Songs, with Selected Traditional and Cover Songs

“San Francisco is a city with the assets of a metropolis without the disadvantages of size and industry.”

Cities Industry Size Assets San Francisco Disadvantages Metropolis

Author:Jack Kenny

“This is the first place in the United States where I sang, and I like San Francisco better than any other city in the world. I love no city more than this one. Where else could I sing outdoors on Christmas Eve?”

World Firsts States United Cities United States San Francisco Christmas Eve Cities In The World

Author:Luisa Tetrazzini

“I have seen purer liqors, better segars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier women courtesans here in San Francisco than in any other place I have ever visited.”

Gun Knives San Francisco Tobacco Pistols Bowie Courtesans

Author:Hinton Rowan Helper

“You can go one block to the next in San Francisco and get a completely different opinion of what the issue is.”

Different Next Opinion Issues Block San Francisco Different Opinions

Author:Don Johnson