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- I believe television is going to be the test of the modern world, and that in this new opportunity to see beyond the range of…
- A single flight of planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end this island fantasy, burn the towers, crumble the bridges, turn…
- It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live…
- It is a miracle that New York works at all. The whole thing is implausible.
- New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white…
- Dentistry is more impressive in town-what the rural man calls cleaning the teeth is called "prophylaxis" in New York.
- Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.
- The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of…
- There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city…
- new york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.
- The subtlest change in New York is something people don't speak much about but that is in everyone's mind. The city, for the first time…
- Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.…
- By comparison with other less hectic days, the city is unconfortable and inconvenient; but New Yorkers tempramentally do not crave comfort and convenience - if…
- I’ve got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty—everything I don’t like. How can I…
- The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is a hoyden we would not care to miss-a drafty wench,…
More New Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Stopping leaks is a new form of censorship. — Julian Assange
- Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one of the… — Paul Auster
- The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. — Jose Maria Aznar
- In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted… — Karen Armstrong
- Research is creating new knowledge. — Neil Armstrong
- I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium. — Neil Armstrong
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find… — David Attenborough
- I think every age lives in a blend of technology so there's always older ones mixed in with newer ones, and when… — Margaret Atwood
- Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new lip shade will mask an ugly heart. — Kevyn Aucoin