“Good luck finding a place to park in New York City. And when you do, good luck figuring out the parking signs, restrictions, and prohibitions. It is so complicated. It has gotten so bad, I never park my car without a lawyer.” CitiesCarNew YorkFindingsLuckComplicatedLawyerParksNew York CityGood LuckRestrictionProhibitionParking Author:David Letterman
“Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses; I also love finding beautiful galleries and incredible shops, but you have to explore. And the food is amazing.” BeautifulHouseCitiesBehindsFindingsDiscoveryGardenIncrediblesShopsGalleryMilan Author:Francisco Costa
“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 a village ceases to be a community, it becomes oppressive in its narrow conformity. So one becomes an individual and migrates to the city. There, finding others like-minded, one re-establishes a village community. Nowadays only New Yorkers are yokels.” IndividualCommunityCitiesFindingsCeaseVillageConformityNew YorkersMigrate Book:Five years Source: Five years
“As far as population size goes, big is no longer important, and it can even be a drawback. In fact, the future belongs more to second-tier cities. Any place can become a world-class center today by finding an area in which it outperforms others, by thinking for the long term, by expanding its competitive abilities and by operating globally.” ThinkingWorldLongImportantFactsBigsTodayTermAbilityCitiesClassFindingsAreasSizePopulationLong TermExpandingWorld ClassDrawbacks Author:Charles Landry
“Doing things out of the ordinary - out of the box - like jumping out of airplanes and landing in cities that you've never been to before, then finding your way through. That's the type of trip that excites me.” WayCitiesTypeFindingsOrdinaryBoxesAirplaneJumpingLandingFinding Your Way Author:Dhani Jones
“I'm happy to get up in the morning. I'll tell you a little secret: I still want to work in Hollywood. However, I get really excited about getting on a plane, flying to a city, and talking to a group of people about finding the gifts they already have inside.” PeopleWantLittlesStillsSecretCitiesTalkingMorningGroupsFindingsHollywoodExcitedFlyingGet UpPlanesGet Real Author:Kim Coles
“There's a team of filmmakers who follow me in the streets when I'm finding these models, to give me a sense of legitimacy to a casual stranger. This is New York City. No one's going to follow you back to your studio.” GivingCitiesTeamStreetsNew YorkFindingsModelsGive MeStudiosStrangerFilmmakerNew York CityCasualFollow MeLegitimacy Author:Kehinde Wiley
“There is something more annoying than pleasant in finding neighbors from back home chiselling in on your own exclusive New York. It mitigates your triumph in having conquered the great city and brings home the ungratifying truth that anyone can do it.” HomeCan DoCitiesNew YorkFindingsNeighborTriumphPleasantAnnoyingExclusiveBack HomeGreat Cities Book:Novels, 1930-1942 Source: Novels, 1930-1942
“He didn't like it all that much when he first came - all the rubbish and the rush - but it was growing on him, it wasn't half bad. Coming to the city was like entering a tunnel, he said, and finding to your surprise that the light at the end didn't matter; sometimes in fact the tunnel made the light tolerable.” FirstsMadeSaidEndsSometimesMatterFactsLightCitiesHalfGrowingFindingsSurpriseEnteringTunnelsRubbishTolerable Book:Let The Great World Spin Source: Let The Great World Spin
“My name is October Christine Daye; I live in a city by the sea where the fog paints the early morning, parking is more precious than gold, and Kelpies wait for the unwary on street corners. Neither of the worlds I live in is quite mine, but no one can take them away from me. I did what had to be done, and I think I may finally be starting to understand what's important. It's all about finding the way home, wherever that is. I plan on finding out. I have time.” ThinkingWorldWayMayImportantDoneHomeNamesWaitingCitiesMorningPlansSeaStreetsMinesFindingsGoldPaintStartingCornersFogOctoberWhat's ImportantParkingEarly MorningWay HomeStreet CornersChristine Author:Mira Grant