Yet I will look upon thy face again, My own romantic Bronx, and it will be A face more pleasant than the… — Joseph Rodman Drake Copy Share Image
My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a very poor… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
In Manhattan, and its true on some level till this day; its a whole different mentality from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens,… — Kool Moe Dee Copy Share Image
That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my… — Penny Marshall Copy Share Image
I was a quiet, nerdy kid living in the Bronx. I spent most of my teens in my room, taking apart electrical… — Grandmaster Flash Copy Share Image
I lived in a house in the East Bronx, a totally Jewish neighborhood on East 172nd Street. You didn't see Christians much,… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
I think one of the greatest compliments I've ever received was when a young kid came backstage at Joe's Pub, when I… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
When I was a kid in New York I used to go to the zoo. I always liked the zoo. I grew… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
In the past, my brain would never stop. Now I'm a father; the world no longer revolves around me. When I'm with… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
Harkening back to a story about my grandfather, I was lucky to attend a great high school in New York, Bronx High… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
Communities of color, like the South Bronx, have long been exposed to elevated levels of air pollution that gravely impact all aspects… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The… — Arthur Hertzberg Copy Share Image
Growing up with Bronx Irish parents during an era of protests against the status quo, I was especially committed to doing the… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I loved England's gentility and its civility. I'm from the Bronx, with a Bronx accent. I love the beauty of its language,… — Sid Bernstein Copy Share Image
I'm not a child star, but you could say that I've grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out… — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
Growing up in Highbridge was real. Me and all my friends, we never really went to any other places in the Bronx… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
I remember struggling to fit in with kids in my neighborhood in the Bronx because my mom sacrificed to put me into… — Wes Moore Copy Share Image
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
I can't help but be a different person now that I've had kids. That really does change your whole perspective on life… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
It seems to me that you are better off, as a writer and as an American, in a small town than you'd… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
