If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.
New York is a wonderful city... It is going to be the capital of the world.
I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips.
Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
Why did I choose Washington among offers from other cities? Because it is the capital of the world.
New York City is the greatest city on the planet. It's the capital of the world.
Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages.
I'd sometimes go to Paris by myself - it was an easy two-hour train ride - to get a break from the everyday grind, to walk around a big city, ride a subway, feel the energy of a world capital.