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“We have all probably noted those sudden moments of quiet - those strange and almost miraculous moments in the life of a big city when there is a cessation of traffic noise - just an instant when there is only the sound of footsteps which serves to emphasize a sudden peace. During those seconds it is possible to notice the sunlight, to notice our fellow humans, to take breath.”

Humans Moments Bigs Sound Cities Silence Strange Quiet Breaths Fellows Noise Instant Seconds Sunlight Traffic Miraculous Footsteps Big Cities

Author:Dorothy Day

“We have an expression in New York City government - "In God we trust, but for everyone else, bring data." It's so easy to pick up a sound byte and say, "Oh, yeah, yeah, I believe that," without really thinking.”

Thinking Believe Government I Believe Easy Sound Cities New York Expression Picks Yeah Data New York City God We Trust City Government

Author:Michael Bloomberg

“Weekdays, New York City's financial district bustles with activity. Its streets are rivers of rushing humanity, its air is thick with the sounds of traffic.”

Humanity Sound Cities Air Streets New York Activity Rivers Financial New York City Thick Traffic Rushing Bustle Weekdays

Author:Jennifer Dunning

“Well, on tour I eat terribly, so I balance that by running a lot. And then I started to run with my fans in certain cities. It sounds very nerdy and un-rock n' roll, but I like it. It's fun, and it's better than meeting fans in weird, awkward circumstances. So I take them running with me.”

Wells Running Romance Certain Fun Sound Cities Fans Rocks Balance Circumstances Meetings Rock N Roll Awkward Nerdy

Author:Ellie Goulding

“Things get very lonely in Washington sometimes. The real voice of the great people of America sometimes sounds faint and distant in that strange city. You hear politics until you wish that both parties were smothered in their own gas.”

People Real Sometimes America Wish Sound Voice Party Cities Strange Lonely Gas Great People

Book:Addresses of President Wilson

Source: Addresses of President Wilson

“If cities were built by the sound of music, then some edifices would appear to be constructed by grave, solemn tones,--others to have danced forth to light fantastic airs.”

Ifs Light Sound Cities Air Built Architecture Graves Fantastic Tone Solemn Edifice Sound Of Music

Book:Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies: Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned American Novelist, Author of

Source: Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies: Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned American Novelist, Author of

“Gospel ministers should not only be like dials on watches, or mile-stones upon the road, but like clocks and larums, to sound the alarm to sinners. Aaron wore bells as well as pomegranates, and the prophets were commanded to lift up their voice like a trumpet. A sleeping sentinel may be the loss of the city.”

Should Wells May Sound Voice Loss Sleep Cities Watches Stones Miles Lifts Clock Ministers Prophet Sinner Bells Preaching Alarms Trumpets Sentinels Pomegranates

Author:Joseph Hall

“At the hour of midnight the Salerian gate was silently opened, and the inhabitants were awakened by the tremendous sound of the Gothic trumpet. Eleven hundred and sixty-three years after the foundation of Rome, the Imperial city, which had subdued and civilised so considerable a part of mankind, was delivered to the licentious fury of the tribes of Germany and Scythia.”

Years Three Sound Hours Cities History Mankind Hundred Foundation Germany Gates Rome Three Years Sixty Tribes Midnight Fury Gothic Eleven Awakened Trumpets Roman Empire Civilised

Author:Edward Gibbon

“This might sound really foolish, but when I came to Edinburgh in 1988 I had spent nearly all my life living south of Bristol, and I was just amazed that a city like Edinburgh was actually in the British isles.”

Might Sound Cities South British Foolish Amazed Isle Edinburgh Life Living Bristol

Author:David Nicholls

“That may sound a big vague, but what has struck me in city after city is that despite our differences and diversity, there's a common humanity we all share. In many ways we're all searching and longing for the same things.”

Way May Bigs Humanity Sound Differences Common Cities Share Diversity Longing Despite Vague Common Humanity

Author:Rob Bell

“I like New Orleans music, I like Memphis music and I like the way that the sound like those places. I like how there are stars and there are people in those cities that are revered in the community.”

People Way Stars Sound Community Cities New Orleans Memphis

Author:Joel Plaskett