Small City Franchise

Famous quotes containing the words small, city and/or franchise:

    “A small boy puts his hand on the wall, and looks down intently as he wriggles his toes. The birth of thought?”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “A city on whom plenty held full hand,
    For riches strewed herself even in her streets;
    Whose towers bore heads so high they kissed the clouds,
    And strangers ne’er beheld but wondered at.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Many famous feet have trod
    Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed
    The strength they have against the strength they need;
    And famous lips interrogated God
    Concerning franchise in eternity....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)