Ambitious Quote by Jay McInerney

The thing that always attracted me to New York was the sense of being in a place where a lot of people had a…

— Salman Rushdie

I think the kind of person that gravitates toward New York is a person that's not so much focused on controlling exactly how they…

— Patton Oswalt

Most of the people in New York are very often from somewhere else.

— Michael Stuhlbarg

I definitely feel like a native New Yorker. My personality was formed there.

— Nicole Holofcener

People from all over the world want to be in New York. This rather simple idea took me a long time to learn.

— David Lichtenstein

Those who know New York City primarily through tourism or mass culture may think of us natives as possessing certain shared characteristics, not all…

— Jonathan Dee

New York is a city where people are ambitious. They want things.

— Candace Bushnell

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.

— Jim Harrison

I'm more interested in the diversity of people in New York. I like to be lost. I like to feel like a foreigner. I…

— Pierre Huyghe

New Yorkers are extremely varied, of course, but we are generally sharing an urban and civilized experience.

— Steven Rinella

I think the most interesting New Yorkers are the people who were not born here.

— Elaine Stritch

New Yorkers want to work and thrive.

— Eric Adams