Neon Signs Quotes

It's not palm trees and neon signs in Florida; it's strip malls, highways, hot sun beating down on you.

Las Vegas is the boiling pot of entertainment.

You can take the girl out of Vegas, but you can't take the Vegas out of the girl.

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

I won't go anywhere near the new Times Square. It's seizure-inducing.

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 looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] ... I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs.

New York was the glamorous town that you only see now in old movies and on Broadway stages. The sky was lit up with dancing neon signs. It was safe to walk out in the streets.

Storage problems make neon signs the most ephemeral of commercial arts.

Neon signs don't consume much power, but they look like they do. A cousin of fluorescent lighting, neon is actually quite energy efficient. A neon tube glows coolly when high-voltage, low-amperage electrical power excites the gas within it.

The low point for neon came in 1982, when Holiday Inn did away with its signature 'Great Sign,' replacing the neon extravaganza with a forgettable green plastic box.

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.

Las Vegas gave me my career.

He took comfort in the neon signs, the wild strands of jazz creeping out of clubs whenever happy swells of people pushed through the doors in their finery.

There's something very special about playing Las Vegas, and I never tire of being here.

I love the vibe of Las Vegas.

Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement and commercial abundance. From the 1920s to the 1950s, neon-lit streets pulsed with visual excitement from Vancouver to Miami.

Everybody loves Vegas, and everybody puts it down, especially intellectuals and artists. We have to rub our feet on it, but we're all secretly thrilled to be there.