Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Profoundly inspirational Amsterdam quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
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Famous Amsterdam Quotes
Amsterdam is like the rings of a tree: It gets older as you get closer to the center. John Green
But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church’s east corner is crowded. Jessie Burton
I am a village boy, and Amsterdam for me was always the big town. Anton Corbijn
In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. Ezra Koenig
I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It’s a metropolis, so it’s representative of Holland, but only a part of it you know, it’s more extreme, there’s more happening, it’s more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is. Anton Corbijn
Stand outside De Eland on the Berenstraat Bridge over the Prinsengracht and you see what real Amsterdam life is like. David Hewson
But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church’s east corner is crowded. Jessie Burton
Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That’s because they haven’t been exposed enough. Norman Granz
This city is like no other city in the world. It is brilliant but it is bloated, and I’ve never called it home Jessie Burton
I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It’s a metropolis, so it’s representative of Holland, but only a part of it you know, it’s more extreme, there’s more happening, it’s more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is. Anton Corbijn
Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist. Julie Burchill
Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies. Marcel Wanders
Call me a pig, but isn’t it brilliantly refreshing how early the Dutch eat dinner? When they’re still laying out the cutlery in achingly hip Barcelona, they’re hanging the closed sign on the restaurant doors of old Amsterdam. Julie Burchill
I was told David Letterman and Kaufman had heart attacks on the same day. David Letterman’s heart attack was at a hospital in NYC. Kaufman’s heart attack was at the red light district in Amsterdam. I think Kaufman had more fun Howard Stern
In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. Ezra Koenig
Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam. Diane von Furstenberg
Then came the second Amsterdam discovery, although the principle was known elsewhere. Bank deposits did not need to be left idly in the bank. They could be lent. The bank then got interested. The borrower then had a deposit that he could spend. But the original deposit still stood to the credit of the original depositor. That too could be spent. Money, spendable money, had been created. Let no one rub his or her eyes. It’s still being done every day. The creation of money by a bank is as simple as this, so simple, I’ve often said, that the mind is slightly repelled. John Kenneth Galbraith
I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors were Jews, and there were also Jews a few houses from us. We saw how they were rounded up and taken away. That made a very great impression on me. Els Borst
The curious Dutch classification gedogen, which means ‘technically illegal but officially tolerated. Russell Shorto
Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth, it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin. John Green
Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That’s because they haven’t been exposed enough. Norman Granz
From little seeds, great flowers grow. Jessie Burton
I get inspired by certain places. You have to write in places like Amsterdam or Paris or New Zealand, when you’re standing on a yacht, looking out at the middle of the ocean. Action Bronson
Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century, and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies. Marcel Wanders
The Annex is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damp and lopsided, but there’s probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all of Amsterdam. No, in all of Holland. Anne Frank
What’s special about Amsterdam is that the city is able to connect worlds that are not otherwise connected. Marcel Wanders
Stand outside De Eland, on the Berenstraat Bridge over the Prinsengracht, and you see what real Amsterdam life is like. David Hewson
In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries. Janet Echelman
Historic Amsterdam, that old part you first see when you turn up at Centraal Station, may have its monuments, but it’s also the most tawdry and overcrowded part of the city. David Hewson
I’m just a girl from Amsterdam. Eva Simons
Most visitors to Amsterdam will wander into the red light district out of sheer curiosity. The narrow streets are mostly safe day and night. Just don’t try to take pictures of the women working in the windows. David Hewson
The many cultures in Amsterdam contribute to the city’s high level of craziness something which every interesting city should offer. Charles Landry
Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town. James Weldon Johnson
I am a village boy, and Amsterdam for me was always the big town. Anton Corbijn
In Amsterdam, the water is the mistress and the land the vassal. throughout the city, there are as many canals and drawbridges as bracelets on a Gypsy’s bronzed arms. Janet Felix Marti İbanez
Here people cycled with a reckless swagger, talking on the phone and eating breakfast. David Nicholls
Amsterdam is such a fun, cool place, and it’s very Instagrammable with the canals and the boats and the flowers and the architecture. It’s amazing for outfit of the day shots. NikkieTutorials
Amsterdam is not Holland. Eddy de Clercq
Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam. Diane von Furstenberg.
My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them. Terry Pratchett
When the Internet arrived in Ireland, it was like having Amsterdam’s Red Light District in your own living room. Tom Dunne
And call me a pig, but isn’t it brilliantly refreshing how early the Dutch eat dinner? When they’re still laying out the cutlery in achingly hip Barcelona, they’re hanging the Closed sign on the restaurant doors of old Amsterdam. Julie Burchill
Amsterdam is not Holland. It is a city that attracts people from all over Holland. And lots of international tourists and party people. Eddy de Clercq
I dropped my pants in a tattoo parlor in Amsterdam. I woke up in a waterbed with this funky looking dragon with a blue tongue on my hip. I realized I made a mistake, so a few months later I got a cross to cover it. When my pants hang low, it looks like I’m wearing a dagger! Angelina Jolie
And it’d be very hard to make up something as strange as the Dutch tulipmania in the seventeenth century, for example. Or the mysterious case of Thomas Clapper. Or the entire civic history of Seattle, Washington. Terry Pratchett
It’s like the European version of Bangkok a very high threshold for bad behavior Anthony Bourdain
My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians while ringing their bell loudly, the concept of avoiding people being foreign to them. Terry Pratchett
Last time I was here I slept in a park because I spent all my money of hash and hookers. Anthony Bourdain
Amsterdam is a breeding ground for new creative pursuits in many areas fueled by tolerance and openness to ideas, unlike any world city I’ve been to. There is something for everyone here, especially when you dare to go off the beaten path. Marcel Wanders
Stand outside De Eland, on the Berenstraat Bridge over the Prinsengracht, and you see what real Amsterdam life is like. David Hewson
Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century, and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies. Marcel Wanders
In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. Ezra Koenig
What’s special about Amsterdam is that the city is able to connect worlds that are not otherwise connected. Marcel Wanders
In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries. Janet Echelman
When I wrote my book about Amsterdam, the main objective was to talk about the city’s creativity rather than just its design. Marcel Wanders
Most visitors to Amsterdam will wander into the red light district out of sheer curiosity. The narrow streets are mostly safe day and night just don’t try to take pictures of the women working in the windows. David Hewson
