Brandon Flowers Quotes

A culture, we all know, is made by its cities.

New York has always been a city of change and a city about change, and it is a back-leading development. Nobody's going to want to come to New York if it looks like another strip mall.

I grew up in Harlem, a block away from what was then the most crowded block in New York City, according to the 1950 census. Something like ten thousand people lived in one city block.

I've always loved it in Las Vegas, and it is the only city in the world that brings so many different talented people from so many places.

Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't successful - isn't even a city, really - unless it can lay claim to being 'vibrant.'

I really don't know the Chicago School. You see, I never walk. I always take taxis back and forth to work. I rarely see the city.

A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose.

When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it.

In the beginning, New York and I had kind of a love-hate relationship. It seemed so abrasive compared to Europe. But the transformation here in recent years is really something. I don't think I would have seen as much change if I'd lived in any other city in the world.

Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.

In the heart of the desert and founded by the first Spanish Conquistadores, Las Vegas has become the entertainment capital of the world, with more than 30 million visitors a year.

I've spent more time in Las Vegas than any other city, almost including L.A. where I live.

Las Vegas is a beautiful place. I like it more and more and plan to be here often. It's a great place for chess.

Las Vegas is a 24-hour city. It never stops.

Good and bad make up a city.

Cities are immortal.

In the next 20 years every major metropolitan area in America with a population of a million or more will have some form of a casino.

It is pretty well settled that the city is the Negro's great contribution to civilization, for it was in Africa where the first cities grew up.

The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island.

I don't live in L.A. I live in Las Vegas.

Part of being in New York is being able to brag about what used to be there.

The Old Vegas is gone. It's not that it's necessarily better or worse; it's just totally different.

The cool thing about going to Vegas is that it's kind of like visiting a bunch of cities all at one time. All the shows and great restaurants leave you with a lot of options.

Certain parts are bad in every city, but Chicago is beautiful.

What I love about Vegas is that we have the mountains and the Strip. There is always something to do.