Brooklyn Quotes · Page 8

Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were.

— Pee Wee Reese

I'm known for fashion photographs, but fashion photographs were mostly a joke for me. In 'Vogue,' girls were playing at being duchesses,…

— William Klein

My parents were both first-generation Irish Catholics raised in Brooklyn. But it was more for me - it was that women of…

— Alice McDermott

There's something about Brooklyn that reminds me of Toronto. I think because it's so community-minded.

— Sandrine Holt

I really love fighting in Brooklyn and at Barclays Center. The fans in Brooklyn always show me a lot of love.

— Jermall Charlo

I think Brooklyn is easily one of the best NBA cities out there.

— Joe Harris

I was born in Brooklyn and raised in Pittsburgh. I've never been to Iran, I don't speak the language, and, probably most…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

It was Rick's Rubin idea to have the 'Brooklyn' verse repeat. It already was a story, but having that made it a…

— Scott Avett

The idea of trust-fund guys who live in Brooklyn in their 30s is really interesting to me. There's a time and a…

— Tim Heidecker

Dre's from Compton, I'm from Brooklyn, and we both wanted to make a better life for ourselves, right? And we both -…

— Jimmy Iovine

I live in Brooklyn. By choice. Those ignorant of its allures are entitled to wonder why.

— Truman Capote

Being the representative for Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, I represent the largest population of 9/11 first responders in all of New…

— Nicole Malliotakis

I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

— David Beckham

I like to walk around. And I have a really big garden in Brooklyn. Growing tomatoes in my backyard feels very rewarding.

— Anna Ewers

George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally. George Washington Bridge, who does that?

— John Goodman

'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith is one of my favorites. Even though it doesn't have any monsters or crazy…

— Amandla Stenberg

I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs.

— Connie Stevens

The whole point of bike-sharing is to give New Yorkers another way to commute. A lot of folks in Bay Ridge work…

— Sal Albanese

A lot of people in barber shops all over Brooklyn talk about Paulie Malignaggi v. Zab Judah.

— Paulie Malignaggi

It's much easier to hire really great people like that in New York and in Brooklyn in particular, than it is in…

— David Plotz

There are lots of different sides to Brooklyn. It has so much character.

— Stephanie Beatriz

I think I want to move forward. I want to move to Brooklyn and find a business Italian guy to take care…

— Nicole Polizzi

I want to be an ambassador of Brooklyn.

— Sasha Velour

I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little bit of…

— David Byrne

Shooting in Brooklyn is like opening a time capsule. Nothing has changed. Everything looks like it did in the eighties.

— Freddie Prinze, Jr