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I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857.

~Edward Bellamy

Topics: Boston City First Light Saw Year

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Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.

~Edward Burnett Tylor

Topics: City Grand Marvellous Mexico Said Situation Taking Truly Whole

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I'm trying to photograph an old offshore oil city that is lying in decay in the Caspian Sea, but I've been having a hard time getting there.

~Edward Burtynsky

Topics: Been City Decay Getting Hard Hard Time Having Lying Offshore Oil Old Photograph Sea Time Trying

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In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined by the Rebel government last summer to resume the offensive in that direction.

~Edward Everett

Topics: City Conformity Designs Determined Direction Disastrous Government Invasion Last Notwithstanding Offensive Rebel Results Resume Summer Washington

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City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.

~Edward Hoagland

Topics: Although Better Better Life Both Buy Cherish City Country Eye Life Mind Notion People Prepared Rule Time Try Whereas Ahead

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Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics.

~Edward Hopper

Topics: Aesthetic Always Approaching Been Big Big City City Describe Entirely Exactly Human Interested Nothing Perhaps Sensations Train Well

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Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.

~Edward Moore

Topics: Affords Against City Congregation Every Find Gaming Go Noble Preach Rail Rich Tavern Tis Topic You

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I never like to put myself in the stories; in 'Lost in the City,' there are fourteen stories, and there's only one, 'The First Day,' about a little girl going to school, that has anything to do with me.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: About Anything City Day First Fourteen Girl Going Like Little Little Girl Lost Me Myself Never Only Put School Stories

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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.'

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: About Angeles City Day Every Every Day Fact Felt Gained Los Los Angeles Mind New New People Part People Read Stuck Thousand Want

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I was attracted to the concept of Hollywood and the lifestyle here. But I've grown to mistrust it because it has changed. I didn't bargain for digital access parking in some concrete structure. Real heaven for me was to drive somewhere and park right in front. Now the city is going vertical.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Access Attracted Bargain Because Changed City Concept Concrete Digital Drive Front Going Grown Heaven Here Hollywood Lifestyle Me Mistrust Now Park Parking Real Right Some Somewhere Structure Vertical

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