London Quotes

“London is a roost for every bird.”

“The city is a labyrinth, and I am one of its inhabitants.”

“To us, London is the greatest city in the world, and we want London to have the greatest race in the world.”

“There is a history of London's smells, from the aromatic woodsmoke of the Middle Ages to the stench of the plague.”

“London has always been a haven for extremists, for the bizarre, for the eccentric.”

“To write about London is to write about the world.”

“A Transport of Delight! The 93 to Putney Bridge!”

“Electric Avenue is a real street. It was the first street to be lit by electricity in London, and it's in Brixton, a black community.”

“The simple fact is that the congestion charge has been a resounding success.”

“And marbled clouds go scudding by, The many-steepled London sky.”

“London, London, our delight, Great flower that opens but at night, Great City of the Midnight Sun, Whose day begins when day is done.”

“The congestion charge has been a huge success.”

“Every year the international press vote for the world's top ten cities and London is always one of them. It's a privilege to be mayor of such a great city.”

“My slogan is: 'Dobson for London, no nonsense'.”

“London, thou art the flower of cities all!”

“I am just a Londoner who got lucky.”

“Hackney, of all places, has become a brand.”

“The universe is a million billion light-years across, and yet I can't get from one end of London to the other in a day.”

“I love London. It's my home. I feel more British than American.”

“For all its problems, I love London.”