Some of my favorite quotes about San Diego come from Alonzo Horton, founder of the city in the modern era, simply because of the sheer amount of affection he held for SD. If a man could marry a city, Horton would have made San Diego his bride in a heartbeat.
Quote:
"I could not sleep at night for thinking about San Diego, and at 2 in the morning, I got up and looked on a map to see where San Diego was, and then went back to bed satisfied. In the morning, I said to my wife, I am going to sell my goods and go to San Diego and build a city."
"I thought San Diego must be a heaven on earth. It seemed to me the best spot for building a city I ever saw."
"San Diego is the most beautiful place in the world to me and I would rather have the affection and friendly greeting of the People of San Diego, than all the rulers in the world."
- Horton in a final interview before his death at age 95
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I have to say, it's a bit heartening to know that the man who founded your city loved it as much as this.