“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
“I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.” PeopleWantMindFactsFeltCitiesThousandStuckLos Angeles Author:Edward Ruscha
“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 love L.A. - don't get me wrong. But I miss everything about New York. I don't eat cheese, but I miss the smell of pizza in the city. I'm a really big fan of Latino food. I want to go back home and have some good arroz con pollo.” WantHomeBigsCitiesFansMissingNew YorkSmellCheeseLatinoPizzaBack Home Author:Tristan Wilds
“In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.” WantBigsEyeTurnsCitiesRocksExcitingTownsBarsTeenagerBoredFarmersDeniedUrbanSmall TownFestivalsHipsterDoingsBig CitiesPiningAmenitiesIndie RockFarmers Markets Book:No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler Source: No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler
“I was interning at a children's theater group in Kentucky - that was my first job out of college. I had jumped around a couple of regional theaters, and I was about to go back to Maine to work at a summer Shakespeare theater there. I didn't want to just jump around the country from gig to gig. I really wanted to go to a city and get involved in a theater scene and a theater community.” WantFirstsChildrenCountryWantedJobsCommunityCitiesGroupsCollegeCoupleInvolvedSceneSummerTheaterGet InvolvedGigsKentuckyMaine Author:Timothy Simons
“I love holidays in New York. I love `em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.” WantCitiesWeekNew YorkCelebrateHolidayEmsNew York CityDays Of The Week Author:Elaine Stritch
“I want to declare my Citizenship in the Kingdom of God and my allegiance to His Kingdom and His City!” WantCitiesKingdomsHeavenlyCitizenshipKingdom Of GodAllegiance Author:David Berg
“I've visited the future and I've seen the Heavenly City standing upon this Earth!-Beautiful, gorgeous, incomparable, almost indescribable, the most gorgeous sight you'll ever want to see! A beautiful pyramid-shaped City like the ancient Egyptian pyramids, only much more beautiful!-That Golden City like crystal gold, pyramid-shaped, 1500 miles wide! Think of it! And 1500 miles high!” ThinkingWantEarthBeautifulCitiesStandingGoldSightAncientWideMilesGoldenHeavenlyGorgeousCrystalsPyramidsEgyptianIndescribableIncomparableAncient EgyptianEgyptian Pyramids Author:David Berg