A Quote by Mark Kurlansky

I'm an urban person.

Mark Kurlansky

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Mark Kurlansky
American - Journalist
Born: December 7, 1948

We were talking about urban youth. And by urban I mean lives in a city not urban as in black like white people use it.

Hannibal Buress

I was frustrated in the past, like, 'Wow, why do they have to throw me in the R&B urban adult contemporary lane?' 'Woman' was a no. 1 hit at Urban AC, so there's no disrespect to that lane. But did it get a fair shot at urban radio? No, I don't think so.

Raheem DeVaughn

A lot of people have read the Mira Grant books who are not urban fantasy readers, and they would never have picked up a book with an urban fantasist's name on the cover, but then they go on to read my urban fantasy and like it.

Seanan McGuire

I subscribe to the online Urban Dictionary's definition of nerd: 'one whose IQ exceeds his weight'. I'm also keen on the same Urban Dictionary's definition of geek: 'the person you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult'. I happily proclaim myself a book nerd/reading geek and proud of it.

Malorie Blackman

I'm not an urban person.

David Guterson

I love the State Fair. It's an event that really brings the urban and the rural Minnesotans together. Rural people get a chance to mix with the urban folk and see what the cities have to offer, and urban people get to remember where their food comes from and who produces it for them.

Amy Klobuchar

I'm an urban person who loves living in the country.

Dani Shapiro

Unplanned urbanisation can create urban chaos and trigger urban violence.

Sanjaya Baru

Urban Indian Organizations are a lifeline to Native Americans living in urban areas across California.

Alex Padilla

I am proud to have played so many non-urban characters because I feel the heart of real India beats in the non-urban areas.

Vikrant Massey

Having born and brought up in Mumbai, I am as urban as urban can be, but my parents ensured that my sister and I understand social responsibility as well.

Bhumi Pednekar

We would like to have a great future, so we need to think about the urban philosophy, the urban problems, and the construction of the city. That's the new politics, maybe.