New york city Quote by Colin Woodard

I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It's a metropolis, so it's representative of Holland, but…

— Anton Corbijn

“New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with some suspicion…

— Charles Emmerson

No other American city is so intensely American as New York.

— Anthony Trollope

New York is like a melting pot: so many different people, so many different cultures.

— Sue Bird

[Chicago] is the greatest and most typically American of all cities. New York is bigger and more spectacular and can outmatch it in other…

— John Gunther

First New York was a sort of provincial capital, bigger and richer than Manchester or Marseilles, but not much different in its essential spirit.…

— Malcolm Cowley

New York City belongs to the people that was here and made New York City what it is.

— Eric Adams

I think New York City is a lot more European than the rest of America; it's much easier for an English person to wrap…

— Ben Howard

New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come…

— Ban Ki-moon

New York is all about people and the things people make.

— John Cariani

The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should…

— David Dinkins

“Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be…

— David Dinkins