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“There is something about big cities that turns me on, and for whatever mysterious reason, places like New York and Paris inspire me. I think it's because cities represent civilization, and as crime-ridden and broken down as some of them are, it's still better than skipping through a meadow.”

Thinking Stills Reason Bigs Turns Cities Crime New York Inspire Broken Civilization Mysterious Paris Meadows Big Cities Broken Down Turn Me

Author:Woody Allen

“People here always said to me, Why would you leave civilization to go to a place like Fiji? Fiji is a far more civilized place than California or New York City.”

People Said Cities New York Civilization California Civilized New York City Fiji

Author:Raymond Burr

“On New York subways in the 1980s: Riding on the IRT is usually a matter of serving time in one of the city's most squalid environments-noisy, smelly, crowded and overrun with a ceaseless supply of graffiti.”

Matter Cities Environment New York Civilization Serving Riding Crowded Subway Noisy Graffiti Smelly

Author:Paul Goldberger

“New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you.”

Way Humor Funny Remember Fall New York Civilization Falling Apart

Author:David Letterman

“The greatest number of drug addicts are to be found in Teheran and in Karachi, not in the West. Not in New York believe it or not. It's the same with the roles of slavery, racism and imperialism in the world. These institutions were present in other cultures. However, it was Western civilization which did something about slavery, about racism and voluntarily dissolved its empires leaving behind a very positive legacy of institutions not to mention buildings and roadways.”

“Each time you admire the façade of the New York Public Library, you are paying homage to Western civilization.”

New York Civilization Western Library Admire Homage Western Civilization Public Library

Book:Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy

Source: Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy

“By working and living in New York, you are breathing Western civilization, continuously reminded of its benefits and its values.”

Values New York Civilization Benefits Western Breathing Western Civilization

Book:Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy

Source: Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy