“Fire, loveliest of the four elements of the world, and yet an element too in Hell. While it burned adoringly in the core of the Temple, it had also scorched the life from a city, this night, and spewed its venom over the land. How strange of God to speak from a burning bush, and of Man to make a symbol of Heaven into a symbol of Hell.” MenWorldNightSpeakHeavenCitiesHellFireFourLandStrangeElementsCoreSymbolsBurningTemplesBurnedVenomBurning BushFour Elements Book:A Canticle For Leibowitz Source: A Canticle For Leibowitz
“The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish.” FirstsHumansTwoBigsCitiesTravelElementsArchitectureRhythmExtrasCaptureTravelerAnguishGeometryFuriousBig Cities Author:Federico Garcia Lorca
“That power of the Gods which orders for the good things which are not uniform, and which happen contrary to expectation, is commonly called Fortune, and it is for this reason that the Goddess is especially worshipped in public by cities; for every city consists of elements which are not uniform.” ReasonHappensOrderCitiesElementsExpectationsGood ThingsFortuneContraryGoddessUniforms Author:Sallust
“I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing. Some of the major international cities I've visited, like Madrid, Rome and London, have a lot of similarities and "New York" elements while ... having their own flavor.” SeemsCitiesNew YorkElementsMajorsInternationalLondonRomeFlavorUpbringingManhattanSimilarityMadrid Author:Bobby Flay
“I am the way into the city of woe. I am the way to a forsaken people. I am the way into eternal sorrow. Sacred justice moved my architect. I was raised here by divine omnipotence, Primordial love and ultimate intellect. Only those elements time cannot wear Were made before me, and beyond time I stand. Abandon all hope ye who enter here.” PeopleWayMadeJusticeCitiesDivineSorrowElementsEternalUltimateSacredMovedRaisedIntellectAbandonArchitectWoeOmnipotenceForsaken Book:The inferno Source: The inferno
“The thematic links came a little later, after I noticed I was gravitating towards certain elements - war, city, weather. So it wasn't all planned out from the start, it came out of the process.” LittlesWarCertainProcessCitiesElementsWeatherLinksThematic Author:Said Sayrafiezadeh
“I like being New Orleans. Different aspects. You have the lake house. You have a huge, almost plantation-style house, so I like the different elements of the city and what the city has to offer and putting it on the screen.” DifferentHouseCitiesStyleHugeOffersElementsAspectScreensLakesNew OrleansPlantations Author:Morris Chestnut
“Every one of the constituent elements of a social group, in a modern city as in a savage tribe, is born immature, helpless, without language, beliefs, ideas, or social standards. Each individual, each unit who is the carrier of the life-experience of his group, in time passes away. Yet the life of the group goes on.” IdeasIndividualBeliefLanguageSocialBornCitiesGroupsModernGoes OnElementsStandardsLife ExperienceSavagesHelplessUnitsTribesPassing AwayImmatureConstituentsTime PassesCarrierSocial Groups Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“I enjoy Chicago as one of the great American cities. When I come here and take a taxi from the airport, I meet a young man from Somalia. I meet a young man from Eritrea who engages with this nation with a sense of hope and a sense of desire. But we also we know that there are other elements of this nation that are toxic.” KnowsMenYoungDesireNationsEnjoyCitiesElementsYoung ManChicagoToxicAirportsTaxiGreat AmericanAmerican CitiesSomaliaEritrea Author:Kehinde Wiley
“The influence that Oakland has on my sound is about 90%. There's so many different elements to Oakland. Of course you have the street elements, but then you also have the culture and there's so much culture around. It's a competitive city, it's full of just great artists and talent. It gave me the confidence, the passion, the realness I try my hardest to portray, so it has had about 90% influence on me.” TryingDifferentArtistCulturePassionCoursesSoundCitiesInfluenceStreetsTalentElementsHardestGreat ArtGreat ArtistRealnessOakland Author:Adrian Marcel
“London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.” LittlesInterestingCitiesFashionElementsLondonDaringAristocracy Author:John Legend