#london

New York, like London, seems to be a cloacina [toilet] of all the depravities of human nature. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#new-york-city #nature

A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated. ↗

— Jack London

#clubs #london

Nowadays, people resort to all kinds of activities in order to calm themselves after a stressful event: performing yoga poses in a sauna, leaping off bridges while tied to a bungee, killing imaginary zombies with imaginary weapons, and so forth. But in Miss Penelope Lumley's day, it was universally understood that there is nothing like a nice cup of tea to settle one's nerves in the aftermath of an adventure- a practice many would find well worth reviving. ↗

— Maryrose Wood

#england #governess #london #tea #england

I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#different #dress #grooming #i #i love

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal. ↗

— Hope Solo

#any #gold #gold medal #just #london

My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society. ↗

— Catherine Helen Spence

#london #me #range #return #society

The first issue of The Register was printed in London, and gave a glowing account of the province that was to be - its climate, its resources, the sound principles on which it was founded. ↗

— Catherine Helen Spence

#climate #first #founded #gave #glowing

London is one of the most enchanting places I've ever been on this planet. ↗

— Don Johnson

#enchanting #ever #i #london #most

We owe it to the victims of the suicide bombers who struck London on 7 July 2005 to find out how the attacks happened and to learn the lessons that will spare lives in the future. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#bombers #find #future #happened #how

I've lost bags all over the world and had cases end up in London, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Miami. ↗

— Brigitte Nielsen

#bags #cases #end #had #i