"I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music……" — Richie Havens

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• I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
• I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant. — Anthony Bourdain
• Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
• I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little… — David Byrne
• The artistic element of Manhattan has kind of moved to Brooklyn. Has it changed it? Yeah. Has it ruined it?… — Julian Casablancas
• I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• My net worth, that net works. Keep my shooters out in Brooklyn where the Nets work. — Nicki Minaj
• Lacey didn't like it, even though he was born here, I understand. I mean, he was born in Brooklyn. He… — Sydney Schanberg
• Used to ride with him to Brooklyn, Lewis and Halsey, co chocolate thai, vernon style and burn it down — Nas
• My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to… — Herbie Mann
• I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet. — David Beckham
• We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion. — David Beckham

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