“The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.” — Carter F. Smith Copy Share Image
Speaking of Margaret Sanger, Grandson Alexander Sanger, head of Planned Parenthood of New York City, said: She made people accept that women… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
I think that's why I like New York City because you can just put on your backpack and just explore; you never… — Piper Perabo Copy Share Image
New York City is home to some of the most beautiful, desperate, and selfish people on the planet, which makes it the… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
New York City is the most culturally diverse city in the world, and yet there have been few films about the Chinese,… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Take a moment to reflect upon the existence of the musical The Book of Mormon. Now imagine the security precautions that would… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it… — George Murray Copy Share Image
Way back in the day, I used to cook for Thomas Keller at Rakel in New York City. Keller is a down… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
“ "The wanderer in Manhattan must go forth with a certain innocence, because New York is best seen with innocent eyes. It… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
“The South is different from anywhere else on earth. Every time I returned, it seemed it was the beginning of my greatest… — Victoria Benton Frank Copy Share Image
“The ocean swells around us. Sometimes, we are in a bowl of water and sometimes on the top of the lip. The… — Lexis De Rothschild Copy Share Image
I do not live happily or comfortably With the cleverness of our times. The talk is all about computers, The news is… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
“He remembered reading that Antarctica had ninety percent of the world’s ice and seventy percent of its freshwater. If you took all… — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
“In former mayor Dinkins’s view, education, along with helping immigrants, is perhaps the greatest challenge facing New York City today. As he… — William B. Helmreich Copy Share Image
“You swallow hard when you discover that the old coffee shop is now a chain pharmacy, that the place where you first… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I've lived in New York City all my life. I love New York City; I've never moved from New York City. Have… — El-P Copy Share Image
New York City is the best character - it's constantly renewing itself, constantly regenerating itself, losing itself. It makes me want to… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't have great running technique, but I like to run. I've heard from countless people that the last six miles of… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
I probably saved more black lives as mayor of New York City than any mayor in the history of this city. And… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
“New York City vagrant: "What sort of 'nese are you people? Are you Chinese, or Japanese, or Javanese?" Kakuzo Okakura responds: "We… — Kakuzo Okakura Copy Share Image
I think anyone in New York City could look at Luke Cage and say, 'Hey, this guy could help me out.' I… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
When I went to college, it didn't even occur to me that I should be in a sorority at all. I went… — Spencer Grammer Copy Share Image
I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education. He and… — Leonard Susskind Copy Share Image
Whether were eating tacos at a roadside stand outside of Houston, or having barbecue somewhere down south, or beautiful fried eggs in… — Alex Wagner Copy Share Image
When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“Was this what the city would look like when knowledge was no longer enough? When the desire to turn inward, surrendering entirely… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
You can't understand what happened to Michael Brown in Ferguson, you can't understand what happened to Eric Garner in New York City,… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
I think maybe there's a political reason why Hillary Clinton can't say it, but I really don't believe - in New York… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor… — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
I come from a place where you have a lot of sky. But [in New York City] you have to really look… — El Anatsui Copy Share Image
“LA is very different from New York. New York is a huge, dense metropolis. LA is a bunch of small towns all… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“It was the soul of the machine, the ethological epicentre, the planetary ground zero of their commercial energy. I could almost feel… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
Its all big money, high rent, high prices in New York City now. The poor people completely got rolled over. I've never… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
“Gatsby's ghost may have haunted me, because even in high school I knew that promise lay in the East, particularly in New… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
I dug it, New York City, all-the streets and the snows and the starving and the five-flight walkups and sleeping in rooms… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
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