Quotes and Sayings About London
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We've only recently turned the corner on the Sept. 11 attacks being blamed on Jews and Israelis, as well as almost every other terrorist attack, whether in London, Madrid, Bali or Egypt.
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I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London'.
-- Alan ParkerSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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You know, London is so sprawling, and you can sometimes forget that anybody else is on a stage anywhere else.
-- Alan Rickman -
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I was in London. It's a long way to go for a very long party, sitting there for six hours not having a cigarette or a drink. It's a waste of time.
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London is a city of clubs and private houses. You have to be a member.
-- Alec WaughSource : Alec Waugh (2011). “The Sugar Islands: A Collection of Pieces Written About the West Indies Between 1928 and 1953”, p.208, A&C Black
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There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
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I lived in London for small amounts of time, and in Florida and New York.
-- Alex PragerSource : "Alex Prager Predicts Disaster". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 29, 2012.
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After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.
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Do you realise that people die of boredom in London suburbs? It's the second biggest cause of death amongs the English in general. Sheer boredom...
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London’s where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration,
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I am definitely a west London girl.
-- Amelia WarnerSource : "Starlet Fever" by Polly Vernon, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2005.
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The views from Waterloo Bridge are amazing - you can see so much of London.
-- Amelia Warner -
The first time I landed in New York and got a cab to my hotel, I was completely struck by it: a feeling of life and chaos, 24 hours around the clock, just like in London. And whatever your problem is, it's insignificant. You're just a small part of something very big.
-- America Ferrera -
Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.
-- Annie Lennox -
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In London November isn't a month, it's a state of mind.
-- Antal Szerb -
And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.
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When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.
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Women in London are like the rich silks; they are out of fashion a great while before they wear out.
-- Aphra Behn -
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I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London.
-- Arabella WeirSource : "Auditions are hell, but I never thought that I would have to go through 'casting' to get on Newsnight - and fail" by Arabella Weir, www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2006.
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The Globe' is one of the most terrifying theatres in London. It's that mob element - everyone packed in and staring up at you.
-- Arthur DarvillSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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There are 80,000 prostitutes in London alone and what are they, if not bloody sacrifices on the altar of monogamy?
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The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on.
-- Arthur SymonsSource : Arthur Symons (1998). “Cities and Sea-Coasts and Islands”, p.162, Northwestern University Press
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It's not exactly under the radar, but when I'm in London, I love to visit Liberty. It's my favorite department store, and they have a room entirely dedicated to chocolate and truffles.
-- Ashley MadekweSource : “Power Shopping: ‘Revenger’s Ashley Madekwe Reveals her Fasion Favorites” by Lyndsay Flans, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 29, 2012.
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Strange how much simple wisdom there is to be found in the deformed head and unprepossessing carcase of your typical London cabbie.
-- Auberon WaughSource : Auberon Waugh, Anna Galli-Pahlavi (1985). “The diaries of Auberon Waugh, 1976-1985: a turbulent decade”, Andre Deutsch Ltd
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London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up.
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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
-- Bayard Taylor -
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It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.
-- Ben AaronovitchSource : Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Moon Over Soho”, p.10, Del Rey
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John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
-- Ben Kingsley