“Once I could drive, I spent all my time in the city going to metal shows. I missed the first couple of Metallica shows because I was lame. By the time I got into them, they were playing places like the Kabuki.” FirstsShowsCitiesCoupleMy TimeMetalsLameMetallica Author:Brian Posehn
“It was during my first trip to America in 1953 - thats when I learned to visit museums. I was then 26 years old. When I travel, the first thing I do is to visit museums. When I go to New York City, I usually go to Broadway to see the shows.” YearsFirstsShowsAmericaCitiesNew YorkMuseumsNew York CityBroadway Author:John Gokongwei
“To speak impartially, both sayings are very true: that man to man is a kind of God; and that man to man is an arrant wolf. The first is true, if we compare citizens amongst themselves; and the second, if we compare cities.” IfsMenFirstsKindGovernmentSpeakCitiesCitizensCompareVery True Book:Man and Citizen: De Homine and De Cive Source: Man and Citizen: De Homine and De Cive
“Today's children are living a childhood of firsts. They are the first daycare generation; the first truly multicultural generation; the first generation to grow up in the electronic bubble, the environment defined by computers and new forms of television; the first post-sexual revolution generation; the first generation for which nature is more abstraction than reality; the first generation to grow up in new kinds of dispersed, deconcentrated cities, not quite urban, rural, or suburban.” FirstsKindChildrenRealityTodayFormGrowsChangeCitiesGrowing UpEnvironmentGenerationsChildhoodTelevisionRevolutionComputerDefinedPostsBubblesUrbanAbstractionMulticulturalSexual RevolutionDaycare Book:Childhood's Future Source: Childhood's Future
“A range of studies shows there is no evidence immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans. In fact, first generation immigrants are predisposed to lower crime rates than native-born Americans. The two cities in this country most impacted by undocumented immigrants, you would think of the New York City with over 500,000 and Los Angeles, with a similar amount. Both those cities are among the safest in the free world.” ThinkingWorldFirstsTwoCountryFactsShowsBornCitiesStudyGenerationsCrimeNew YorkAmountEvidenceRateCommitRangeNativeImmigrantsLos AngelesNew York CityFree WorldOver 50Crime RatesUndocumented Immigrants Author:Geraldo Rivera
“Farmers and people who make a living from the land are finding it impossible to survive. So the first step is to get out of that place. Come to the city where there are opportunities.” PeopleFirstsOpportunityCitiesStepsImpossibleLandFindingsFarmersFirst Steps Author:Mohsin Hamid
“When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation.” MindFirstsLittlesEndsNamesCitiesFoundationGuestsAcademyNobelSwedishStockholm Book:Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 Source: Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996
“I went to New Orleans for the first time for Wild at Heart, and I kept going back to make more movies there. I've become very close to the city and part of me does feel like a New Orleanian.” FeelsFirstsHeartDoeCitiesFirst TimeNew OrleansWild At Heart Author:Nicolas Cage
“I sometimes joke that I am the first writer of historical fiction who can look out his window and point to the objects in his novels. I have a view of the entrance to the Bosporus, the old city, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque.” FirstsLooksSometimesViewsCitiesFictionNovelObjectsJokesWindowBlueHistoricalHistorical FictionEntrancesMosquesSophia Author:Orhan Pamuk
“Success has a lot of different plateaus. But I first felt really proud of myself when I was doing an off-Broadway production in New York City.” FirstsDifferentFeltCitiesNew YorkProudProductionsNew York CityBroadwayProud Of MyselfPlateaus Author:Chris Carmack
“I loved the city, so the feeling in 2001 [election] first was shock, then (I was) nervous, then scared but then it's - I really wasn't happy and ecstatic like I thought I (would be). I was immediately hit with the enormity of the responsibility and the fact that most people in that town - particularly those that voted for me were placing their hopes and dreams in me. That is a big, big stressful place to be.” PeopleFirstsFactsFeelingsDreamBigsWould BeCitiesResponsibilityTownsElectionScaredNervousShockStressfulEcstaticHopes And Dreams Author:Kwame Kilpatrick
“We will introduce an electric car by 2015. It will be a completely new vehicle concept for mega-cities. We would also have it developed if, contrary to expectations, it did not turn a profit in its first life cycle.” IfsFirstsTurnsCitiesCarExpectationsConceptsProfitContraryCyclesVehicleIntroducingElectricMegaElectric Car Author:Norbert Reithofer
“The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the Prado in Madrid. I still find myself returning there every time I'm in the city.” YearsFirstsStillsCitiesPaintingSixGardenDelightRealisedSix Year OldsMadrid Author:Carolina Herrera
“I have always wanted to make a film about my parents' generation, which tried every way to escape from the deadly shadow of war and finally settled down in Hong Kong in the '50s to build a home from nothing. Arguably, they are the first generation of Hong Kong people to turn this remote island into a modern city.” PeopleWayFirstsWarHomeWantedFilmTurnsParentCitiesGenerationsModernShadowIslandsHong Kong Author:Mabel Cheung
“I think the first year and a half that I was in New York I was having trouble just living somewhere. Back in them days the city was a lot different than it is now.” ThinkingYearsFirstsDifferentCitiesHalfTroubleNew York Author:Mickey Rourke
“I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I thought: This is the place. It was more open, with 24-hour cities and pubs and restaurants that didn't close.” FirstsMomentsAmericaHoursCitiesLondonRestaurantsPubs Author:David Hockney
“Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.” FirstsIdeasCitiesWatchesGeniusTake TimeBenchesBoonBustleIdlers Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I enjoyed living in New York City, I liked the premise of the show [Saturday Night Live], I liked working with a different host every week and different musicians. I always thought, "This is great. I never expected to get this in the first place, so I'm just happy being here."” FirstsDifferentShowsNightCitiesWeekNew YorkMusicianExpectedEnjoyedNew York CityHostSaturdayPremisesSaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Kevin Nealon
“It drives me crazy to do readings of my books, because if I read anything I've written in the past, I'd like to almost rewrite everything. If I could, I'd completely rewrite Fargo Rock City, and every sentence would be just slightly different. In all likelihood, most of them wouldn't be any better. Some of them would just be changed back to whatever form they used to be, before I second-guessed myself the first time.” IfsFirstsBookDifferentWould BePastFormUsedReadingCitiesWrittenCrazyRocksChangedFirst TimeSentencesUsed To BeIf I CouldLikelihoodDrive Me CrazyFargo Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.” FirstsMeanSometimesOpportunityTermNaturalCitiesCreativityAchieveIndustryAdvantageRateProfitEducationalAttractionToleranceManageComplexityParksShort TermTourismSaying NoArtistryBarcelonaDublinTourism Industry Author:Charles Landry
“College is a magic time. Yes, youre young and fickle, but you want to be part of this college experience... Then you graduate from that. You have your first job, moving to a new city.” WantFirstsJobsMovingYoungCitiesMagicCollegeGraduatesFickleCollege Experience Author:David Sze
“New York. Truly, this is the only city that I feel this energy. Everyone is accepted. This is the first place that I felt open and that I can do everything.” FeelsFirstsI CanEnergyFeltCan DoCitiesNew YorkAccepted Author:Elie Tahari
“The houses [my first project in London] were reactions to the condition of the city and my frustrations with the norms that were being played out. In a way they were slightly subconscious but reactions to that condition and a way to posit new possibilities within certain pervasive norms.” WayFirstsCertainHouseCitiesConditionsPossibilityProjectsLondonReactionsFrustrationSubconsciousNormNew PossibilitiesBeing Played Author:David Adjaye