I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things. — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
I actually had a job while I was acting and was a nursing student, which I had to drop due to my… — Dascha Polanco Copy Share Image
New York, New York, - a helluva town, The Bronx is up but the Battery is down. — Betty Comden Copy Share Image
“I went home later that night, thinking about everything. I wanted revenge for my cousin, but what did I know about revenge?” — Russell Vann Copy Share Image
In many of the high schools in the South Bronx, more children will end up in prison than will go to college. — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
“K.C. wanted to look fancy for the crowd. I just wanted to kick his ass and embarrass him in front of everyone,… — Russell Vann Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!' — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
One of the first TV shows that I did was this prank show. And we did a prank where we took a… — Rob Huebel Copy Share Image
Poor people know poor people, and rich people know rich people. It is one of the few things La Rochefoucauld did not… — Moss Hart 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
What the Bronx and Queens needs is Medicare for all, tuition-free public college, a federal jobs guarantee, and criminal-justice reform. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx. — Jose Serrano Copy Share Image
My older brother was a musical prodigy, and he got a scholarship to the Bronx House Music School. We moved to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects. — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
There's a lady up in heaven who must be very proud of the way the people in Baltimore have treated her boy… — Art Donovan Copy Share Image
Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan,… — Paul Farmer 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've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York. — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
When I started really singing I was 17, 18 years old. I used to go around trying to be a singer in… — Dominic Chianese Copy Share Image
