Cities Quotes Quotes

“There is no better cure for a poor city dweller who is spiritually devastated among the soulless concrete than to go to the countryside and dive into the lush grass!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The great thing about big cities is that there are so many places to hide when you want to disappear!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Did the nightmares of the cities put out the fire of your soul? The best way to rekindle that fire is to surrender your soul to the forest!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Cities are not only a place where we live but also a place where humanity evolves.”
― Planners Realm

“While you are running from one place to another in the big city, you feel that your life is running away from you, because in a sense, life is time!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“In a city where man-made noises are at an extreme, there is no way to keep the human soul at peace because there are few things that suffocate our souls as much as noise!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“One cannot feel the true power of the universe while in the city and this creates arrogance, one feels as if one is stronger than the universe! Climb to the top of a high mountain and there you will take a more realistic mental position on the power of the universe!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“You get lost in the forest sometimes but you are always lost in the city because the city is a thief who steals your soul and leaves you soulless!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Sometimes you like a city but you don't like its culture and people; sometimes you like the culture and people of a city but you don't like the city itself! But only when the two come together will you feel happy!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“There are cities that become beautiful when the sun rises and cities that become beautiful when the sun sets! But there are also cities that are always beautiful, whether it is sunny or rainy, day or night, stormy or snowy and Zurich is a good example of such a city!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Big cities love most the hours when most people sleep, because only then can they listen to the peaceful sounds of the nearby forests and breathe in the clean scent of the winds blowing from there!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“There is chaos; there is pollution. There is noise; there is suspicion. There is corruption; there is tussle. Even though I don’t understand this city, I don’t underestimate it. This is my city, and it has always invigorated me.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya, Our Nepal, Our Pride