“I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.” ThinkingWayCitiesGoneNew YorkDirectorsAuthorityCapacityBudgetsAppropriateAlbany Author:Joe Lhota
“I think Baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. A place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and I love this city and I love it better for seeing its flaws.” ThinkingSufferingPerfectCitiesTalkingSeeingHappenedHonestNostalgiaBeing HonestBelovedFlawsBaltimore Author:Laura Lippman
“I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power.” ThinkingYearsNextCitiesStreetsMassDisappearThirtyInternalsEnginesTransportationThirty YearsElectricalCombustionElectrical Power Author:Gaylord Nelson
“I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.” PeopleThinkingWantKindStillsCareAmericaOpportunityCitiesViolenceTake CareEducatedGet BackAspireWorkforce Author:Michael Nutter
“Harmony with nature will bring you a happiness known to few city dwellers. In the company of other truth seekers it will be easier for you to meditate and think of God.” ThinkingGodCitiesCompanyKnownEasierHarmonySeekersDwellersTruth Seekers Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“Even though New York may be a more inspiring city, I get more inspired thinking of L.A., in a way. My life there was so much more simple in mind, and quiet.” ThinkingWayMindMaySimpleCitiesNew YorkQuietInspired Author:Aleksa Palladino
“It wasn't until I left that I realised it's not weird to grow up in certain cities and, by the age of 27 or 28, for all of your friends to still be alive. I can think of a lot of kids that I knew in Chicago who were supposed to grow up but didn't.” ThinkingStillsI CanKidsAgeCertainLeftGrowsCitiesGrowing UpAliveChicagoRealised Author:Chance the Rapper
“Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that help tiny businesses get started in markets such as Brazil, India, Africa.” ThinkingHelpingEnergyCitiesCarMajorsMassProgramIndiaTinyFinanceDevelopingPollutionElectricAdoptionBrazilAccommodateRenewable EnergyGridsCongestionElectric Car Author:Ginni Rometty
“I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city.” ThinkingWantBigsKidsCitiesRichBig Cities Author:Dan Savage
“I grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world... I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose to live here are insane.” PeopleThinkingWorldMadeCitiesNew YorkGrewGrew UpWinterLondonInsaneShootingLos AngelesChicagoPhiladelphiaPittsburghNorway Author:John Landis
“People know Detroit for the cars, but the suburban areas of the city are really beautiful. It's much more inhabitable than people think. Many believe it's like Berlin at the end of World War II.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldBelieveWarEndsBeautifulCitiesCarAreasWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IBerlinDetroitReally Beautiful Author:Leonard Slatkin
“I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.” IfsThinkingCitiesOpinionTeamFootballRootsGreat Football Author:Paul Tagliabue
“Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsTodayRaceCitiesNew YorkToughNew York CityInvitedMarathonThink Twice Author:Martin Lel
“I'm a huge fan of John Hughes and can say that 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' is easily a top 3 favorite. I'm also a huge fan of all the Second City talent, and I think my Dad and Bill Murray are long lost twins.” ThinkingLongLostCitiesFansTalentHugeDadBillsTrainMy DadPlanesTwinsAutomobileSecond City Author:Ryan McPartlin