Barcelona Quotes

• Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Cities, Weight, Walks

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• I wrote every day between the ages of 12 and 20 when I stopped because I went to Barcelona, where life was too exciting to write.

  Colm Toibin

  Writing, Age, Exciting

  "You can take the man out of Ireland". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2009.

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• Barcelona is my home and I hope that I stay here for many years.

  Lionel Messi

  Home, Years

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• But if there was no Barcelona why would you get out of bed in the morning?

  Ray Hudson

  Morning, Bed, Ifs

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• The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn't know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.

  Lionel Messi

  Sports, Football, Careers

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• Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let's put it that way...

  Frank Lampard

  Team, Spain, Way

  Interview with Rob Hobson, www.cfcnet.co.uk. August 10, 2005.

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• Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch of half-witted monarchs.

  Julie Burchill

  Cities, Half, Admiration

  "Patriotism is for reactionaries ... nationalism is the way forward". www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2012.

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• I first went to Barcelona in 1975 after university, and I stayed for three years. I learnt Catalan because that's what everyone speaks in the mountains. They speak English to foreigners, but what people say to each other is much more important than what they say to you.

  Colm Toibin

  Years, Speak English, People

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• I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it's a woman who's extremely vain. One of the great Catalan poets, Joan Maragall, wrote this famous poem in which he called Barcelona the great enchantress, or some kind of sorceress, and in which the city has this dark enticing presence that seduces and lures people. I think Barcelona has a lot of that.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Dark, Men, Thinking

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• Great teams always have a Plan B. Look at Barcelona. Their Plan B is to stick to Plan A

  Johnny Giles

  Team, Sticks, Looks

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• I'd love to be popular in Barcelona. That sounds like a fun job

  Bobby Heenan

  Jobs, Fun, Wwe

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• Barcelona is a great city and Spain is a great country to live in.

  Shakira

  Country, Cities, Spain

  Source: www.viva-press.com

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• I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with.

  Anthony Quinn

  Son, Madly In Love

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• I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world, he stated during a press conference. It is a pleasure to watch him, and because of the way he plays he is an undisputed leader of the Barcelona team.

  Thierry Henry

  Morning, Team, Player

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• The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And its a woman whos extremely vain.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Men, Cities, Haunting

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• I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.

  Charles Landry

  Educational, Mean, Creativity

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material.

  Ed Pastor

  Country, Nuclear, Chance

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• When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on.

  Luis Figo

  Change, Country, Decision

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• In Barcelona, things seem so different. For example, I know that it's traditionally the least Spanish city, but you'd never know they had a monarchy, coming here as a tourist - as opposed to the UK, where the Queen is probably the best-known animal, vegetable and/or mineral going when it comes to overseas visitors.

  Julie Burchill

  Queens, Animal, Vegetables

  "Patriotism is for reactionaries ... nationalism is the way forward" by Julie Burchill, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2012.

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• Only unfulfilled love can be romantic

  Javier Bardem

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• I was at Barcelona for many years where I won a lot of things and achieved a lot of dreams. For these reasons it holds a special place in my life.

  Ronaldinho

  Dream, Years, Special

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• Apart from Arsenal and Barcelona, I don't see myself playing anywhere else. I will definitely be going back (to Arsenal) whenever I have time to watch games and to see the guys… and if there is one place to go back to (to play), it is Arsenal for sure.

  Cesc Fabregas

  Games, Play, Guy

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• Barcelona is my life. They have brought me to where I am today. I could not leave, I don't want to leave. I know the Premier League is very good. But I cannot see myself playing in England because my heart is with Barcelona, always.

  Lionel Messi

  Soccer, Heart, League

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• My friends back in Barcelona called me by that name (Picasso). It was stranger, more resonant, than "Ruiz." And those are probably the reasons I adopted it. Do you know what appealed to me about that name? Well, it was undoubtedly the double s, which is fairly unusual in Spain.

  Pablo Picasso

  Names, Spain, Stranger

  Source: www.americansuburbx.com

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• Whoever Barcelona are playing, you're just interested to watch because Messi's playing.

  Luol Deng

  Messi, Watches

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