Progressive City Quotes

L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things.

Los Angeles is the evolutionary edge.

New York is the cubist, the futurist city. It expresses in its architecture, its life, its spirit, the modern thought.

I've been surprised by Austin. I had a cowboy image of the place. It's a pretty sophisticated city - in some ways, more sophisticated than Boston. And there's a lighter feel to the place. It's very good for my spirits.

Toronto is such a progressive city. When you've travelled to other places in the world, you realize how unprogressive they are.

It was great starting in San Francisco. I really think it's is the best place to start in the country.

Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City.

Seattle is this curious liberal 'island.'

I grew up in Vancouver, which is a pretty liberal, gay Mecca of the West coast. There's San Francisco, and then there's Vancouver.

We must shout out from the rooftops that Minneapolis is the best place on Earth.

London was an exciting place to work at one point because, socially, it was very progressive - a catalyst. There were very interesting artists making all types of work, but it got to a point where the social aspect became claustrophobic.

To some extent, Seattle remains a frontier metropolis, a place where people can experiment with their lives, and change and grow and make things happen.

I see interracial couples all the time in Nashville. I'm a Jew in Nashville. I'm a gay person in Nashville. It's a non-issue in most of the time. That's a huge leap forward.

San Francisco is a place that stands up for our LGBTQ communities.

It's one of the most progressive cities in the world. Shooting is only a sideline.

Don't get me wrong, I think "Portlandia" is really funny, and quite brilliant, but I like to be in a city where I can hang out in Powell's Bookstore most nights and go out with my friends in a liberal, relaxed atmosphere. I wish more cities were like that.