Harlem Quotes

96 quotes by 78 authors

Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the history… — Christian Scott
I grew up in Harlem, a block away from what was then the most crowded block in New York City, according to the 1950 census.… — Samuel R. Delany
Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been. — Marcia Gay Harden
I grew up on 135th Street. I grew up on the poor side of New York. I grew up in Harlem. — John Catsimatidis
I like to go hear jazz late-night up in Harlem. — Daniel Boulud
In the Bronx, you have the southern Italians; in Queens, the Greeks, Koreans and Chinese; in Brooklyn, the Jewish community; and in Harlem, the Hispanics… — Daniel Boulud
He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was… — Ben E. King
I grew up in Harlem. My grandmother was one of the best cooks around, but the first thing she did on Sunday mornings when she… — Richard Carmona
I came to Harlem from West Virginia when I was three, after my mother died. My father, who was very poor, gave me up to… — Walter Dean Myers
Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of black and brown bodies, the sounds of children… — Walter Dean Myers
I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book.… — Walter Dean Myers
The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and… — Debbie Allen
I haven't seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few… — John McEnroe
We don't windsurf in Harlem. — Charles Rangel
It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem… — Norman Rockwell
Every block of the city is a quintessential definition of the highly diversified New York food cultue. Each area is divided as a small village… — Vikas Khanna
Come on everybody now's the chance. Fuck the harlem shake this the Thizzelle Dance. — Mac Dre
Till I die I'm uptown and dead prezzys what I'm countin' in. Cut milli-mountsins, nigga what you know about 'em. So Harlem 'till I go.… — Jae Millz
Young harlem nigga from the NY. Get money, spend money, stay fly. Those the 3 codes that I live by. — Jae Millz
I'm all professional Check the record! Put it in ya search engine "Teyana - The Princess of Harlem" Baby you can google meeee! — Teyana Taylor

Who Wrote These Harlem Quotes

78 authors contributed a total of 96 Harlem Quotes, led by these top contributors: