Life is a quest. For some, life is a quest for power. These people spend their waking hours planning and scheming to gain power over others. Perhaps Washington, D.C. is the symbolic city for those whose question is "How can I gain power over others?"

For some, life is a quest for money. They spend their time and energies getting things and spending money. Materialism is their God. Perhaps Las Vegas is the symbolic city most often associated with "glitz" and gaining or losing huge sums of money.

For some, the glory of winning is their quest. In sports, it has been said, "winning isn't everything; it is the only thing." In business, competition can run rampant and ruthless to such a degree that winning is the only thing. People can get crushed in the process. Perhaps New York is the city which…