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"But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris."

"But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris."

Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian Composer

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"If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris."

"If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris."

Oscar De La Renta, Dominican Republican Designer

Paris, Want, Dominicanrepublican

27

"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do."

"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do."

Mae West, American Actress

9

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Paris, Play, School

7

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

6

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

Patti Smith, American Musician

6

"If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow."

"If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow."

Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian Composer

6

"Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness."

"Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness."

Willa Cather, American Author

6

"Prague is the Paris of the '90s."

"Prague is the Paris of the '90s."

Marion Ross, American Actor

5

"When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!"

"When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!"

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

5

"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris."

"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

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