Brooklyn Quote by Herbie Mann Download Open image “I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.” — Herbie Mann ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brooklyn Raised Years
I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there. — Robert Jay Lifton Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time in Brooklyn as a kid. I was born in New York, and my grandmother lived in Crown Heights,… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Long Island, right outside of Manhattan. — Matthew Koma Copy Share Image
My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have… — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way?… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom defined improvising… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women have had with breast cancer, that the gay community… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from. — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and Hungarian. — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Mike Tyson is the most complex person I've ever met in my life. I've known Mike since 1986. We're both from Brooklyn. I didn't… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I love the little garden in the back of my family's brownstone in Brooklyn. Digging out there in the dirt is a joy for… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Brooklyn, where I grew up, is a competitive burg - there's always a pretty boy around the corner there, and you gotta look better… — Theophilus London Copy Share Image
Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of… — Wyclef Jean Copy Share Image
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything. — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
Comparing the Brooklyn that I know with Manhattan is like comparing a comfortable and complacent duenna to her more brilliant and neurotic sister. — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
We wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had a chance to get it… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
Bob Smith from Brooklyn is a guy who sometimes gets hung with problems and fears. Wolfman Jack is a happy-go-lucky guy who knows how… — Wolfman Jack Copy Share Image
