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I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

~Cesar Pelli

Topics: Buildings Cities Citizens Contributing Designs Make Pieces Responsible See Them Try I See

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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.

~Chance The Rapper

Topics: Age Alive Certain Chicago Cities Friends Grow Grow Up Kids Knew Left Lot Realised Still Supposed Think Until Up Weird Were Who Your I Can

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Most of the books that feature supernatural characters blending with the modern world and are usually set in big cities.

~Charlaine Harris

Topics: Big Big Cities Blending Books Characters Cities Feature Modern Modern World Most Set Supernatural World

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Compared with U.S. cities, Japanese cities bend over backward to help foreigners. The countryside is another matter.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Another Backward Bend Cities Compared Countryside Foreigners Help Japanese Matter Over

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Cash-strapped cities in nations from Argentina to Albania have begun to turn over their municipal water systems to Big Water, often under lease arrangements that can continue in force for decades.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Albania Argentina Arrangements Begun Big Cities Continue Decades Force Lease Municipal Nations Often Over Systems Turn Water

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Chicago is the greatest of all baseball cities. I make no exception, although I have been treated well wherever I have been. It is the greatest city because the fans will stick to a loser season after season. I have had my share of defeats, so I should know.

~Charles Comiskey

Topics: After Although Baseball Because Been Chicago Cities City Defeats Exception Fans Greatest Had Know Loser Make No Exception Season Share Should Stick Treated Well Wherever Will

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During the 1970s and 1980s, Congress distributed more than $60 billion to cities to make sure that what goes into toilets, industrial drains and street grates would not endanger human health.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Billion Cities Congress Distributed Drains Endanger Goes Health Human Industrial Make More Street Sure Than Toilets Would 1970S 1980S

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As cities have grown rapidly across the nation, many have neglected infrastructure projects and paved over green spaces that once absorbed rainwater.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Absorb Across Cities Green Grown Infrastructure Many Nation Neglected Once Over Paved Projects Rapidly Spaces

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The Bible is clear that those who fail to heed the Lord's discipline - whether nations, cities, or individuals - suffer devastating consequences.

~Charles Stanley

Topics: Bible Cities Clear Consequences Devastating Discipline Fail Heed Individuals Lord Nations Suffer Those Whether Who

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I wish I could've been friends with Charlie Parker and played with him. That's my period. I feel real close to the '40s - and actually, I was born in '37, so I was a kid singing on the radio in the '40s. But I always dreamed of going to big cities.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Actually Always Been Big Big Cities Born Charlie Charlie Parker Cities Close Dreamed Feel Friends Going Him Kid Parker Period Played Radio Real Singing Wish I Wish I Feel I Was Born

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