Paris Quotes

Welcome to Paris Quotes, the supreme destination for all things Paris! Here you will discover a collection of the most motivating and romantic quotes about the City of Lights. From timeless quotes by well-known authors to modern musings from residents, we have something for everybody. Whether you're looking for a romantic stating to show your better half or an amusing one-liner to make your friends laugh, you'll find it here. So come check out the appeal of Paris through the words of its admirers and let the City of Lights trigger your creativity.
Small: An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris
Friedrich Nietzsche
"An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: When good Americans die they go to Paris
Oscar Wilde
"When good Americans die they go to Paris"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness
Willa Cather
"Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness"
Willa Cather, Author
Small: America is my country and Paris is my hometown
Gertrude Stein
"America is my country and Paris is my hometown"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it
John F. Kennedy
"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Paris aint much of a town
Babe Ruth
"Paris ain't much of a town"
Babe Ruth, Athlete
Small: Maybe Ill be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris
"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris"
Patti Smith, Musician
Small: Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and P
"Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris"
Mason Cooley, Writer
Small: If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life
Ernest Hemingway
"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast"
Ernest Hemingway, Novelist
Small: I dont want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris
Paris Hilton
"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris"
Paris Hilton, Celebrity
Small: Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half
"Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half"
Charles de Montesquieu, Philosopher
Small: I liked Berkeley tremendously, Berkeley was a very leftist campus. I came to love that city as much as I love
Whitfield Diffie
"I liked Berkeley tremendously, Berkeley was a very leftist campus. I came to love that city as much as I love Paris or the south of France or New York"
Whitfield Diffie, Scientist
Small: The songs of Bizet are by a French peer of Rossini. When Rossini stopped composing, he was living in Paris. He
"The songs of Bizet are by a French peer of Rossini. When Rossini stopped composing, he was living in Paris. He also wrote some beautiful songs in French"
Cecilia Bartoli, Musician
Small: I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job and move to Paris
"I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job and move to Paris"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
Small: Id like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do
Mae West
"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do"
Mae West, Actress
Small: But that incessant drive to be out there in the literary universe that was important to me when I was in my tw
"But that incessant drive to be out there in the literary universe that was important to me when I was in my twenties, like going to a Paris Review party or whatever, that seems totally irrelevant now"
Rick Moody, Novelist
Small: But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe cul
"But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture. And Dublin, in many ways, is a pub culture"
Hugh Dancy, Actor
Small: The Paris peace talks kept a roof over my head and food on the table and clothes on my back because if somethi
"The Paris peace talks kept a roof over my head and food on the table and clothes on my back because if something was said going in or coming out, I had the rent for the month"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
Small: I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris
"I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
Small: It is this research into pure painting that is the problem at the present moment. I do not know any painters i
"It is this research into pure painting that is the problem at the present moment. I do not know any painters in Paris who are really searching for this ideal world"
Robert Delaunay, Artist
Small: The colors I choose there was to paint the first hotel, the Disneyland Hotel. Because of the cloudy sky we had
"The colors I choose there was to paint the first hotel, the Disneyland Hotel. Because of the cloudy sky we had in Paris, it had to be a particular kind of color who will fight those grey days. And also something you can see when you're driving up 'There it is! We're arriving!'"
John Hench, Artist
Small: Its a terrific... you cant put it down. So I phoned him back and I said Id love to do it. I went over to Paris
"It's a terrific... you can't put it down. So I phoned him back and I said I'd love to do it. I went over to Paris for a meeting, and we just talked very generally about the approach"
Ronald Harwood, Playwright
Small: I dont like Paris so much, and its only eight shows. I mean, dont tell them that, of course. But everyone alwa
"I don't like Paris so much, and it's only eight shows. I mean, don't tell them that, of course. But everyone always thinks they're so important. And I'm sure they are. But to me, my happiness is more important"
Gisele Bundchen, Model
Small: You have people who cant act and they get all these parts. Paris Hilton falls into her own category. Shes made
Kate Hudson
"You have people who can't act and they get all these parts. Paris Hilton falls into her own category. She's made a career out of it"
Kate Hudson, Actress
Small: April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees
E. Y. Harburg
"April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees"
E. Y. Harburg, Musician
Small: Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldnt appreci
"Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty"
Tyra Banks, Model
Small: I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinsons poetry. I came back to my
"I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of her poems and immediately began composing in my head. I wrote down the melodies even before I got to a piano"
Gordon Getty, Businessman
Small: I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in cont
"I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in control of my career"
Tyra Banks, Model
Small: Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world
Tony Visconti
"Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world"
Tony Visconti, Musician
Small: Paris is a wonderful city. I cant say I belong to an especially anglophone community
"Paris is a wonderful city. I can't say I belong to an especially anglophone community"
Marilyn Hacker, Poet
Small: Today were dealing with metropolitan Shanghai, metropolitan New Delhi or Paris. If were competing at that leve
"Today we're dealing with metropolitan Shanghai, metropolitan New Delhi or Paris. If we're competing at that level, our diversity, that richness of people coming from so many different backgrounds, is one of our greatest advantages"
John Hickenlooper, Politician
Small: The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi
"The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi"
Fred Allen, Comedian
Small: Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed they are all in Paris to arrange it
"Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it"
Camille Claudel, Sculptor
Small: Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
"Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
Small: We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wante
Katherine Dunham
"We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wanted to do this same number that we did for PBS, so we did it and Paris had always considered us their darlings"
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
Small: America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the so
C. Wright Mills
"America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub"
C. Wright Mills, Sociologist
Small: I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter
"I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter"
Camille Claudel, Sculptor
Small: Well, lets say we acknowledged the School of French Painting - the Paris School of painting as the leading for
"Well, let's say we acknowledged the School of French Painting - the Paris School of painting as the leading force and vitality of the time. I think that was understood and felt and experienced"
Lee Krasner, Artist
Small: I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and watch Frien
"I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and watch Friends on TV. I take my dog to the office there, and I walk to work sometimes"
Marc Jacobs, Designer
Small: I always find it kind of embarrassing, kind of funny, and kind of exciting. In New York Im recognized a lot, a
"I always find it kind of embarrassing, kind of funny, and kind of exciting. In New York I'm recognized a lot, although nobody says anything. You know, they stare at you just a second too long. But in Paris it's not as commonplace to be recognized"
Marc Jacobs, Designer
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