Mouths Quote by Jesse Jackson

New Yorkers tend to have a wall up. Being from the South, I didn't have that. It helped me meet a lot of people.…

— Tinsley Mortimer

Even after Jim Crow was supposed to not be a part of the South anymore, there were still ways in which you couldn't get…

— Jacqueline Woodson

There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City.

— Steve Earle

New York is one of those places people tend to derive a sense of identity from - as if, were to you to remove…

— Cate Marvin

When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New York you…

— Florence King

New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South

— Josh Lucas

I definitely feel like people in the South are a little more raw. Our whole swag, the way we talk... When I go to…

— Megan Thee Stallion

New York is beautiful, but [the South] makes it look like a wasteland.

— Matana Roberts

The most visible symbol in New York is the spirit of a free people.

— Rudy Giuliani

...We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together. You know? Not be…

— Justin Timberlake

The most offensive thing that ever occurred in 'The New Yorker' would be, like, the mildest thing at a Chris Rock concert.

— Robert Mankoff

I think that, in comparison, New Yorkers and Northerners are so guarded.

— Genevieve Gorder