“I'm looking at the window and can't understand why there are six hundred thousand SUVs here in this little town. No one can even move. Why doesn't everyone just get out and walk?” LittlesMovingWalksThousandSixHundredWindowTownsLittle TownsSuvs Author:Kelly Reichardt
“Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a band called the Flying Luttenbachers. Go see the Flying Luttenbachers when they're in your town. He's one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived, and he's struggling and living like a poverty-stricken hermit.” PovertyStruggleRocksBandMusicianTownsBlowFlyingInstanceComposerHermitsOur TownWeaselsOakland Author:Glenn Branca
“Some kid can say, "Hey, I really want you to play my town in Switzerland, or Sweden, or Latvia," and they could have a fun night at the show. On the other hand, all those kids could have a record that means something to them in a more personal way a couple months down the road. The live band is a really important thing for us, but my focus is on the album now.” WayWantMeanImportantPlayShowsHandsKidsNightFunRecordsFocusMonthsCoupleBandTownsImportant ThingsAlbumsHeyDown The RoadSwedenSwitzerlandLatviaFun Night Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I own property in a quiet little town of Pennsylvania.” LittlesQuietTownsPropertyPennsylvaniaLittle Towns Author:Davy Jones
“I played Thersites and I remember we were also doing some places out of town before starting our run at The Old Vic in London and we were at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford and I walked on stage and I've got an opening speech that begins: "Agamemnon, how if he had boils?" And I went on and said: "Agamemnon..." And a woman in the front row just went 'tut'. I thought: "I've only done four syllables, give us a chance!" I got one word out and the audience were already tutting. It was worse than any heckle I ever had doing comedy. So, I'll stick to gnomes.” IfsGivingSaidDoneRunningRememberChanceAudienceComedyFourStageFrontsSpeechTownsSticksStartingLondonTheatreOpeningOne WordSyllablesGnomeAgamemnonGive Us A Chance Author:Matt Lucas
“Limericks don't come from Limerick. But it comes from that between the verses when they used to have those competitions that they would put in the refrain, "follow me up, follow me up, follow me up to Limerick Town."” UsedTownsCompetitionVersesRefrainFollow MeLimerick Author:Malachy McCourt
“In that chocolate side of town, in my blessed city of Sacramento, California - that was beginning of my death shudders, that's why Kierkegaard and Kafka began to make sense to me when I was very, very young - that radical sense fragility of life and inevitability of death; those trucks coming, if the truck came at a same time I was on the bridge, I was in the creek -my body would be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.” IfsBodyWould BeYoungSidesCitiesTownsBlessedDelightRadicalMake SenseBridgesCaliforniaCulinaryChocolateWormsTruckInevitabilityFragilityCreeksSacramentoFragility Of LifeInevitability Of Death Author:Cornel West
“Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it was a white community. You know, up north, mostly middle European people and Indians, Chippewa Indians. We were welcome to that church, but once we got in, they didn't know what to do with us.” PeopleKnowsCommunityChurchWhiteMiddleBuiltTownsWelcomeIndianGrandpaUp North Author:James Earl Jones
“My father got a job at Bradford University in textiles. And he came for - I guess, you know, why do people immigrate? - like, for a better life to find, you know, a new world. And, you know, I think he always - he saw it as an opportunity. And so yeah so we came to this coal mining town in the north of England and that's where I grew up.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldJobsFatherOpportunitySawsGrewGrew UpEnglandTownsYeahUniversityNew WorldCoalBetter LifeMiningTextilesCoal MiningBradford Author:Aasif Mandvi
“In the town of Ravella, where I have a house, when the Supreme Court said that an act of sodomy, as they describe it, could not be committed between a man and his wife, the entire square burst into laughter.” MenSaidHouseWifeLaughterTownsCourtCommittedSupremeSquaresSupreme Court Author:Gore Vidal
“In our town, the most popular way out was joining the service. So my three best friends joined the Navy to get out. I didn't.” WayThreeTownsNavyJoiningOur TownThree Best Friends Author:Jon Bon Jovi
“Nature with her wonders blinds and binds one still. There is no escape. I love her utterly through all time and times. All over the world towns to me are prison; green fields are home.” WorldStillsHomeNatureWonderFieldsTownsGreenPrisonAll TimeGreen Fields Author:Marion Dudley Cran
“On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town.” Has BeensTownsGrandmotherGrandparentGrandchildrenMy GrandmotherGrandpaChildren And GrandchildrenMy GrandchildrenGrandkidsParents And GrandparentsGrandparents DayGrandchildren And GrandparentsGrandparents From GrandchildrenMother And GrandmotherFunny GrandparentGrandmother And GrandchildrenMother GrandmotherFunny GrandmotherBeing A GrandmotherHappy Mothers Day GrandmotherFunny GrandchildrenNana's And GrandchildrenHappy Grandparents DayGrandmas And MomsBeing A GrandmaMothers Day GrandmaBest Grandparents Author:Gene Perret
“Something quite special has played out in the picturesque valleys and mountains, towns and villages of France over the past three weeks. For all who appreciate sport, it was a privilege and an inspiration to watch.” InspirationPastThreeSportsWatchesWeekSpecialMountainAppreciateTownsPrivilegeFranceVillageValleysInspirational SportsOver The PastPicturesque Author:Paul Ramadge
“If you want a reliable tip, drive into a town, go to the nearest appliance store and seek out the dishwasher repair man. He spends a lot of time in restaurant kitchens and usually has strong opinions about them.” IfsMenWantStrongOpinionTownsStoresKitchenRestaurantsAppliancesDishwashersStrong Opinions Author:Bryan Q. Miller
“I figured that if anyone could be wildly popular in one town, then that could be replicated everywhere, all you have to do is get the word out.” IfsTowns Author:Slim Moon
“Obviously, after the match your fans come up to you and really look but to you but you don't get too much recognition around town for playing for FC Dallas.” LooksToo MuchFansTownsCome UpRecognitionUp To YouDallas Author:Steve Purdy
“Growing up in Vancouver, it's not like growing up in Middle America or the middle of Canada. It's a very movie town.” AmericaGrowing UpGrowingMiddleTownsCanadaVancouverMiddle America Author:Evan Goldberg
“The food thing is crazy to me. In this town the beer thing is also crazy to me. Frankly even with Brightest Young Things, it's such a celebration of [beer and food], all this stuff. I don't think it's bad or evil, but there's something out of bounds. It's like, "A bar opened!" Who cares? Think about that.” ThinkingCareYoungEvilStuffCrazyTownsBoundsBarsBeerCelebrationWho Cares Author:Ian MacKaye
“I enjoy small towns, I've got my friends there. I have friends in L.A. too, but I'm not much on traffic.” EnjoyMy FriendsTownsTrafficSmall Town Author:Jacob Lofland
“There are these little towns outside of L.A. Once you get an hour and a half, two hours out, you get into these little, tiny towns that are almost like stuck in time.” LittlesTwoHoursHalfTownsTinyStuckLittle Towns Author:Joe Manganiello
“How I measure success is getting to make another record and being able to the come back to the same town and play again cause you sold out the last time.” PlayAbleLastsCausesRecordsTownsLast TimeMeasure Of SuccessSold Out Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Here in Beacon, I feel like this was the worst year yet. The entire town, like a lot of winter towns, just kind of holed up in the winter.” FeelsYearsKindWorstTownsWinterBeacons Author:Robert Greene
“Every single night, there seemed to be the same seven or eight guys - Harry Nilsson, myself, Mickey Dolenz, Bernie Taupin, Keith Moon when he was in town. It was actually sort of a social club - drinking club - for rock stars that drank - seriously drank.” NightGuySocialStarsRocksMoonTownsDrinkingSevenClubsEightRock StarDrankMickeyKeith Author:Alice Cooper
“I'm just a small-town New Zealand girl. But, I do think it was incredibly necessary for me. Wild Things wouldn't exist if I hadn't have made some dramatic changes and that all happened in LA.” IfsThinkingMadeGirlHappenedTownsDramaticSmall TownNew ZealandWild ThingsDramatic Change Author:Ladyhawke
“I'm part German and part Irish. In fact, there's even a town in Germany that was named after my family, Limbach or so forth. And I don't know. I might even have some Indian blood in there.” KnowsFactsMightBloodMy FamilyTownsIndianGermany Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I grew up spending time at my grandmother's farm in Germany and she lived a few kilometers away from the border between east and west Germany. It was so strange that roads which used to connect two towns now ended in the middle.” TwoUsedMiddleStrangeGrewGrew UpTownsWestSpendingEastBordersGermanyGrandmotherFarmsMy GrandmotherSpending TimeEast And WestWest Germany Author:Matthea Harvey
“No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.” PeopleThinkingKindBigsRoomsTownsWestMythEastRoofCoastWest CoastEast Coast Author:Tommy Lee Jones
“I had a big family - two older sisters and a younger brother. My family was like moving around a lot so I lived in a lot of small towns. My father was very restless.” TwoBigsMovingFatherBrotherMy FamilyTownsSmall TownRestlessBig FamiliesOlder SisterYounger Brother Author:Jessica Lange
“Hemingway is a baby when he turns up in Paris, but he's an ambitious baby. And he has the talent. And he's there to stage his breakthrough. So many of the expats who were there at that time were there to do precisely that. It was an ambition-fueled town.” TurnsStageTalentBabyAmbitionTownsParisAmbitiousBreakthroughExpats Author:Lesley M. M. Blume
“If you order a milkshake at a diner and they mix dog poop into it, you probably wouldn't drink it. If you go into a town with pollution, you may survive and have a good visit, but you risk being poisoned.” IfsMayOrderRiskDogDrinkTownsPollutionPoopDinersMilkshakes Author:Richard Rossi
“I grew up a fat kid in a small town in Minnesota who was a tomboy and happened to play a mean violin. My goal was to be a famous concert artist some day.” MeanPlayKidsArtistGoalHappenedGrewGrew UpTownsFatsConcertsSmall TownViolinMinnesotaFat Kid Author:Gretchen Carlson
“As a person who grew up in a border town, it is important to me that I use my education and my art to tell human stories of an otherwise neglected and marginalized community.” HumansPersonsArtImportantStoriesUseCommunityGrewGrew UpTownsBordersNeglectedMarginalized Author:Raul Castillo
“I just got back from Hawaii on Saturday, and it's so depressing how quickly all the stresses and the stressful energy of L.A. comes bombarding back. Everyone's in a rush, you're annoying everyone, get out of their way, everyone's most important than you are, has got somewhere more important to be - very draining town. But I still love it in many ways. I wouldn't leave California. I think it's a fantastic state, if you can't be in Hawaii all the time.” IfsThinkingWayStillsImportantStatesEnergyStressTownsFantasticCaliforniaAnnoyingDepressingSaturdayHawaiiStressfulDraining Author:Natalie Maines
“In my class was an Annapolis graduate, several engineers, and most recent president of the University of Alabama.These were all small-town people who had good values. The families were tight. The schools reaffirmed the families and reaffirmed the church values that you were taught. I guess it was just one of those swell times to be a part of.” PeopleSchoolValuesPresidentChurchClassTaughtTownsUniversityJust OneGraduatesEngineersSmall TownAlabamaGood ValuesAnnapolis Author:Jeff Sessions
“I love hearing stories, telling stories, sharing stories. I've shared 37,000 on the Oprah show! Every day I was like the town crier.” StoriesShowsTownsHearingTelling StoriesSharing Stories Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I'm very committed to my family and my town. My biggest local commitment are my children, my husband, my home and my grandchildren.” ChildrenHomeHusbandCommitmentMy FamilyTownsCommittedLocalsMy ChildrenMy HusbandGrandchildrenMy Grandchildren Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“In the old days when I was enforcing illegal immigration laws, when I had the authority from the 287G, everybody accused me that 100,000 people from foreign countries left town. They either went back to where they came from or whatever. So if this little old sheriff can cause, if you want to believe it, many, many people leaving and going back to their country, why can't you do that nationwide?” PeopleIfsWantBelieveLittlesCountryLawLeftCausesAuthorityTownsLeavingImmigrationIllegalAccusedOld DaysIllegal ImmigrationForeign CountriesSheriffsImmigration LawsPeople Leaving Author:Joe Arpaio
“I just came back from - with Trump when I endorsed him in Iowa, in Marshalltown, a little town - 27,000 - have a lot of Hispanics working there from Mexico in a private business, so they're still here. I'm not saying they're here illegally but they still come and they work, make money for their families, send the money back to Mexico or whatever, so it's a big problem.” LittlesStillsProblemBigsTrumpTownsMaking MoneyMexicoBig ProblemsIowaLittle Towns Author:Joe Arpaio
“I started teaching yoga in 1974 in Colorado, I was living in Winter Park, and I started teaching skiers. At that point I was teaching more of the Sivananda system and just pushing it up a little bit to make it a little more rajasic a little more active, a little more physical. People would come, and feel great, and by the time I left Colorado in 1980 I'd taught pretty much everyone in town - the ski patrol, ski instructors, the bar owners.” PeopleFeelsLittlesLeftBitsTeachingTaughtLittle BitYogaTownsWinterActiveBarsParksOwnersPushingSkisColoradoInstructorsSkiersPushing It Author:Beryl Bender Birch
“I live in a town that's two and a half hours from the border. I know people who have lived in San Antonio for generations, sometimes seven generations, their families are from there, and they are of Mexican descent, and they've never gone farther than the border.” PeopleKnowsTwoSometimesHoursHalfGoneGenerationsTownsSevenBordersMexicanDescentHalf HoursAntonioSan Antonio Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I prefer to go to the little towns now, because in little towns people are kind. I like going to Tepotzlán.” PeopleKindLittlesTownsLittle Towns Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I live a very international life, but when I come back to Hollywood, a town I love in a lot of ways, I have to wonder, "What decade are you in? Like, seriously, what decade? It's not this one."” WayWonderHollywoodTownsInternationalDecades Author:Rose McGowan
“US Cycling is doing a lot now with camps in different towns or different regions, but I think a great place, and I'm not sure how much it's been hit, is camps for people that are involved in other sports. Why not put on camps for high school kids that are cross-country runners, because those are the some of the best cyclists.” PeopleThinkingDifferentCountryKidsSchoolSportsInvolvedHigh SchoolCrossesTownsNot SureRegionsWhy NotCampsRunnersCyclingCyclists Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I was a runner and a soccer player living in Okinawa, Japan and I didn't have recruiters coming in to recruit me for sports. So how many kids out there and planning to go to college are super stud athletes but don't have a chance because they come from some podunk town and no one comes to watch them?” KidsSportsChanceWatchesPlayerCollegeTownsAthletePlanningSoccerJapanRunnersRecruitSoccer PlayerStudsOkinawa Author:Kristin Armstrong
“When I was growing up in rural Alabama, as a young child, about 50 miles from Montgomery, and we would visit the little town of Troy, or visit Montgomery or Tuskegee, I would see the signs that said, "WHITE MEN - COLORED MEN," "WHITE WOMEN - COLORED WOMEN."And I would come home and say to my mother and father and my grandparents, "Why?" "Why this?" "Why that?" And they would just tell me, "That's just the way it is! Don't get in the way. Don't cause trouble."” MenWayChildrenLittlesSaidHomeYoungMotherFatherCausesWhiteGrowing UpGrowingTroubleTownsMilesComing HomeGrandparentWhite ManYoung ChildrenMother And FatherAlabamaMontgomeryLittle Towns Author:John Lewis
“I think that we have a unique opportunity as performers and artists to be kind of the town criers and also to get more people to listen, so that's a blessing and a responsibility that I take very seriously.” PeopleThinkingKindArtistOpportunityResponsibilityBlessingUniqueTownsBe KindPerformersUnique Opportunities Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I would love to see a revival of what we had against the war in the '60s - we could do these teach-ins on the internet, live and split screen, and have real in-depth debate between people that are on the "other" side of issues - nuclear, gun control, whatever. We could really be having a much more democratically involved and exciting debate with people emailing their questions and having a virtual town meeting.” PeopleWarRealSidesTeachIssuesInternetInvolvedGunExcitingTownsMeetingsDepthScreensNuclearDebateSplitsGun ControlRevival Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I came to poetry at fourteen, in the middle of a booming oil-rush town in southern Arabia without a single public library: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. All the wealth in the world and not a single intelligent idea as to how to employ it.” WorldIdeasWealthUnitedMiddleIntelligentTownsLibraryOilSouthernArabiaFourteenPublic LibraryEmirates Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely