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My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
The fact that the infrastructure is falling apart is not necessarily because it's built poorly. The New York City subways were built… — Alan Weisman Copy Share Image
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The nation is sick; trouble is in the land, confusion all around...But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
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“If you are easily upset, don’t continue year after year that way. If you allow little things like long lines, the weather,… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
There were a number of reasons I decided to join the New York City Police Department back in 1984. I felt a… — Eric Adams Copy Share Image
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“What this amounts to, and what makes the critic with his nose for genre and structure so nervous, is that by all… — Edward Whittemore Copy Share Image
Right before my dad died he was planning to go to New York City for the video music awards that he was… — John Carter Cash Copy Share Image
“Do you know how long God took to destroy the Tower of Babel, folks? Seven minutes. Do you know how long the… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
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I always sort of talk about - to myself at least, or to my friends, about wanting to just keep life very… — Bradley Cooper Copy Share Image
I went to the beach a couple of times in New York City. Tough summer out there, but I was pretty excited.… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
“In her mind the U.S. was nothing more and nothing less than a país overrun by gangsters, putas, and no-accounts. Its cities… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
The Jews celebrate Passover by eating unpalatable food to remind them what will happen to their people if they ever leave New… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I sometimes look at the careers of other... I guess I could call them contemporaries or maybe close artists; you know, the… — Mike Royer Copy Share Image
“Why would someone want to start a museum in New York City when the Whitney and the Modern were already there? The… — Marcia Tucker Copy Share Image
You know, I moved to New York City when I was 7 years old. This is where I grew up. And one… — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
“Lyft's arguments are a disingenuous attempt to disguise old-fashioned lawbreaking that jeopardizes public safety," Messrs. Schneiderman and Lawsky said in a news… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“About the time I was 17 and graduated from high school, I went to Harlem, and that was a most beautiful place… — Oliver W. Harrington Copy Share Image
“right.” Inspired by mid-century architectural lettering of New York City, Gotham celebrates the alphabet’s most basic form. These qualities made Gotham the… — Stephen Coles Copy Share Image
A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire'… — Ted Allen Copy Share Image
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“Long ago, when New York City was affordable, people who felt they didn’t fit into the mainstream could take a chance and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One time, I threw a candy wrapper on the street. I was with a friend who said to me, You just littered… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
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“In 1976, with a contribution of some $65,000 from Charles Koch, the Center for Libertarian Studies in New York City was launched… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
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When I started looking for pointed shoes, I used to go to Fairfax on Orchard Street in New York City, one of… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
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