Quotes about International Cities

Mary H.K. Choi

Manhattan, after eight years here, still reminds me of Hong Kong. There are parts of Chinatown that are the spit and image of streets in Wan Chai, and I am held in thrall by the Chrysler building as much as I was by I.M. Pei's Bank of China Tower.

David Ben-Gurion

We can no longer regard the UN Resolution of the 29th of November as having any moral force. After the UN failed to implement its own resolution, we regard the resolution of the 29th of November concerning Jerusalem to be null and void

The Resolution to which he referred was Security Council Resolution 181 which Internationalized Jerusalem. The Israeli’s had wanted it for their capital. The Arabs wanted it. Christians had claims on parts of it. So the UN declared it an International City. The Israelis grudgingly accepted the resolution, but the Arab Armies attacked the new state of Israel. They were repulsed from most of Israel but they did take Jerusalem. The UN chose not to implement its own resolution and the Arabs controlled Jerusalem thereafter until they again tried to invade Israel again. This time they lost badly and the Israelis took Jerusalem and established it as their capital and Jews could pray in Jerusalem for the first time since 1948. Unlike the Arabs who kept the Israelis and other Jews out of the city when they controlled it, the Israelis turned over control of the Islamic holy places to Muslims and allowed Muslims access to them. The status of Jerusalem was still contested in the early 21st century.

Essie Davis

Film directors don't come to the theatre in Sydney. In London and New York, they do.

Roman Abramovich

If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.

Natalie Dormer

Because of my job, I get a lot of opportunity to grab a few days here and there in many cool cities for press commitments, magazine shoots and premieres - Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, New York, Berlin. I always try to get to a gallery or museum if there's time.

Oliver Goldsmith

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little great men; all fancying themselves known to the rest of the world, and complimenting each other upon their extensive reputation.

Bobby Flay

I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing. Some of the major international cities I've visited, like Madrid, Rome and London, have a lot of similarities and "New York" elements while ... having their own flavor.

Pierce Brosnan

I love New York City. The energy, the theatre, the art, the food, the people, the parks and streets. But I could say the same of London or Paris, too.

International Cities Quotes