Quote by John Berger
Every city has a sex and an age which have nothing to do with demo

Every city has a sex and an age which have nothing to do with demography. Rome is feminine. So is Odessa. London is a teenager, an urchin, and, in this, hasnt changed since the time of Dickens. Paris, I believe, is a man in his twenties in love with an older woman. – John Berger

Other quotes by John Berger

Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily media add to this by cutting off the past. Which means that critical opinion is often orphaned in the present. – John Berger

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Criticism
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What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. – John Berger

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Art
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Nothing in the nature around us is evil. This needs to be repeated since one of the human ways of talking oneself into inhuman acts is to cite the supposed cruelty of nature. – John Berger

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Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night. – Rupert Brooke

The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi. – Fred A. Allen

New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time, most unsolved. – Johnny Carson

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The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy. – Kamisese Mara

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Language forces us to perceive the world as man presents it to us. – Julia Penelope

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No one ever really dies as long as they took the time to leave us with fond memories. – Chris Sorensen

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