“We are the lucky generation. We first broke our earthly bonds and ventured into space. From our descendants- perches on other planets or distant space cities, they will look back at our achievement with wonder at our courage and audacity and with appreciation at our accomplishments, which assured the future in which they live.” FirstsLooksSpaceCitiesWonderGenerationsPlanetsWalkingLuckyMoonAchievementAppreciationBrokeAccomplishmentAssuredDescendantsStar GazingAudacity Author:Walter Cronkite
“Real cities have something else, some individual bony structure under the muck. Los Angeles has Hollywood -- and hates it. It ought to consider itself damn lucky. Without Hollywood it would be a mail order city. Everything in the catalogue you could get better somewhere else.” RealWould BeHateOrderIndividualCitiesOughtLuckyHollywoodStructureDamnGet BetterLos AngelesMailSomewhere ElseCatalogues Book:The Little Sister: A Novel Source: The Little Sister: A Novel
“I think it's important to accept all the ways that we're absurdly lucky. I'm a white male from a safe city in a wealthy country.” ThinkingWayImportantCountryWhiteCitiesAcceptingLuckySafeMalesWealthy Author:Dan Mangan
“I was really lucky to grow up in an extremely diverse neighborhood. I grew up in a city called Southfield, and it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. Just from the different socio-economic statuses and racial and ethnic groups I was around, I was around all different types of music from the beginning.” DifferentCountryGrowsCitiesGrowing UpGroupsEconomicGrewTypeLuckyGrew UpNeighborhoodDiverseEthnic GroupsDifferent Types Of MusicEconomic Status Author:Mike Posner
“To travel only a few blocks in his own homeland, an elderly grandfather waits to beg for the whim of a teenage soldier. More than an emergency is required to get to a hospital; less than a crime earns a trip to jail. Continue reading the main story Advertisement Continue reading the main story The lucky ones have a permit to leave their squalor to work in the cities, but luck runs out when security closes all checkpoints, paralyzing an entire people. The indignities, dependence and anger are all too familiar.” PeopleRunningWaitingCitiesSecurityCrimeNeededLuckyLuckSoldierIsraelFamiliarBlockHospitalsJailPermitGrandfatherDependenceTeenageEmergenciesHomelandWhimIndignitySqualorCheckpoints Author:Desmond Tutu
“I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I happened to be in the one city where there was a sprouting chess team: Chennai.” CountryBigsDealsCitiesPlayerHappenedTeamLuckyChessBig DealChess Players Author:Viswanathan Anand
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“I find that, rather than the cities, I'm very lucky because the audiences that come and see me are very, generally speaking, truly kind, so I have a great time playing everywhere.” KindCitiesAudienceLuckyGreat Times Author:Colin Hay
“Between my husband, my son and I, we'll always have a bit of both in our lives. We need a bit of both because the cities are so different, and we have that luxury. We're really lucky” NeedsDifferentBitsCitiesOur LivesSonLuckyHusbandLuxuryMy HusbandMy Son Author:Kristin Lehman
“My relationship to New York has changed a lot. I feel lucky to live here. A lot of times you walk through the city and don't notice that you're in a really beautiful neighborhood, or that you're passing a beautiful building. It's nice, as an exercise, to keep aware that you're in a really lucky place.” FeelsBeautifulWalksCitiesNiceNew YorkChangedBuildingExerciseLuckyPassingPassingsNeighborhoodReally Beautiful Author:Frankie Cosmos
“I'm from New York. I grew up there. I grew up in Westchester County, the suburbs. For me, that was always the best of both worlds. I was super lucky to have a place where I could pretty much practice drums unperturbed. Obviously there were neighbor's complaints, but not very often, and I could get to the city easily by myself or with my parents.” WorldParentCitiesPracticeNew YorkGrewLuckyGrew UpNeighborComplaintsCountySuburbsBest Of Both Worlds Author:Guillermo E. Brown
“I've always been a very lucky guy. A lot of crazy things have happened in my career, but I guess the first big break was when I moved to Mexico City from Chihuahua.” FirstsBigsGuyCitiesCareersBreakHappenedCrazyLuckyMovedMexicoCrazy ThingsMexico CityChihuahuaLucky Guy Author:Omar Chaparro
“Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.” WorldYearsStillsTodayWishCitiesCitizensLuckyBirthdaySentimentalCities In The WorldBirthday Wishes Author:Ed Koch