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City People Quotes

How urban life shapes what people value most.

These city people quotes weigh urban identity against its costs, noting that a city focused on only one thing risks becoming a place without a real soul or a true community to live in. One quote even chose a quieter town specifically to avoid that crowd.

Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026

Nov 07, 2020

Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

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Nov 07, 2020

Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

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Nov 07, 2020

I chose to buy a house in Montauk because it has a sleepier vibe than the rest of the East End. I also felt that I would run into city people in East Hampton and wanted more of a buffer.

Quotes by Colin Jost

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Nov 07, 2020

Even city people have ancestors who had their hands in the dirt.

Quotes by Carlene Carter

Another quote points out that city people still carry ancestral ties to the land, no matter how urban their lives become. A more critical line worries that city life pushes money and work above friendship, leaving something important behind.

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