London Quotes

Welcome to Typical London Quotes, the ultimate source for all the very best quotes about the city of London. Here you will find a collection of motivating, amusing, and thought-provoking quotes from well-known individuals, authors, and residents about the city of London. Whether you are a Londoner, a visitor, or just somebody who enjoys the city, you will discover something to take pleasure in here. So, take a look around and discover the best quote to reveal your love for London.
Small: It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom
Jonathan Swift
"It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom"
Jonathan Swift, Writer
Small: I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills arent used in Londo
"I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren't used; in London, they're used for everything. It doesn't matter how much they're cleaned, they still reflect light"
Julie Christie, Actress
Small: All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell and they are in general sold
"All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence"
Karl Philipp Moritz, Author
Small: When I came back from filming Abduction, I told my agent: Im staying in London now. If it takes doing children
"When I came back from filming 'Abduction', I told my agent: I'm staying in London now. If it takes doing children's theater from the back of a van in Kilburn, that's OK. I need to be with my family. My job is to keep the family together and provide for them"
Jason Isaacs, Actor
Small: On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: theyve seen
"On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb"
Siobhan Davies, Dancer
Small: On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth
"On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London and New York which penetrated deeply into university life, the press, and the practice of foreign policy"
Carroll Quigley, Writer
Small: I think I would say The Kings Speech is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New
"I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending"
Tom Hooper, Director
Small: The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world
Oscar Wilde
"The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: London is a roost for every bird
Benjamin Disraeli
"London is a roost for every bird"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: London is a modern Babylon
Benjamin Disraeli
"London is a modern Babylon"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income
George Bernard Shaw
"A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I delibera
John Dyer
"I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to experience a different way of life"
John Dyer, Artist
Small: And I had known Peter OToole before in London. And Id liked him very much. And the thought of being in a pictu
"And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role"
Anthony Quinn, Actor
Small: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life for there is in London all that life can afford
Samuel Johnson
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London,
Samuel Johnson
"You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show
Samuel Johnson
"By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to
Ambrose Bierce
"I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: It must have been an extraordinary time. I guess the worrying thing about musical theatre to me, is if you loo
"It must have been an extraordinary time. I guess the worrying thing about musical theatre to me, is if you look at the London season this year, mine is actually the only one to have come in"
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer
Small: On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They lov
"On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them"
Lillie Langtry, Actress
Small: I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. Whats better than that?
"I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
Small: Ill never forget when we played Shepherds Bush in London. We played I Run To You, and we put the mic out for t
Hillary Scott
"I'll never forget when we played Shepherd's Bush in London. We played 'I Run To You', and we put the mic out for the last chorus, and you could hear them singing the chorus with the beautiful accent that they have"
Hillary Scott, Musician
Small: I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the
Shawn Johnson
"I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London"
Shawn Johnson, Athlete
Small: Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. Were very concerned about it. We are provi
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. We're very concerned about it. We are providing our expertise to aid in the investigation in London"
Alberto Gonzales, Public Servant
Small: I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great
Harold Pinter
"I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz"
Harold Pinter, Playwright
Small: The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and
"The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside"
Arthur Conan Doyle, Writer
Small: I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role
Orlando Bloom
"I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role"
Orlando Bloom, Actor
Small: I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see
Orlando Bloom
"I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn"
Orlando Bloom, Actor
Small: My actual childhood, as opposed to my adolescence, was not spent in London
"My actual childhood, as opposed to my adolescence, was not spent in London"
Peter Shaffer, Playwright
Small: In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from Lo
"In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling; another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from London to Richmond, the passage in the stage costs just two shillings"
Karl Philipp Moritz, Author
Small: The first song is called London. Its about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to Lond
"The first song is called "London." It's about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to London, where they indulge in a life of crime"
Neil Tennant, Musician
Small: Well I grew up in England, and I was in the London police
"Well I grew up in England, and I was in the London police"
Tony Greig, Athlete
Small: When youre doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, its a very different way of doing business than i
Damon Albarn
"When you're doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, it's a very different way of doing business than in London. You can't sign them in the usual way because they'd end up getting ripped off, which would defeat the object of setting up a label like this"
Damon Albarn, Musician
Small: When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds
"When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds"
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete
Small: What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You cant work out another route. Youve just got to run the one they
"What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me"
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete
Small: We used to play in a theater club in London called The Kings Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M.
"We used to play in a theater club in London called The King's Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M., we'd be ready to go and really get it on for about an hour or so"
Mark Knopfler, Musician
Small: You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history.
"You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history. Manchester has this immensely huge and healthy history musically"
Graham Coxon, Musician
Small: The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must
"The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin"
Gerry Adams, Politician
Small: A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawi
"A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London"
Charles Kingsley, Clergyman
Small: If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting
"If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting"
Peter Shaffer, Playwright
Small: People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three mi
"People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan"
Toby Young, Journalist
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