New York Quotes - Page 34

• New York has done an excellent job. And I give credit - I give credit across the board going back two mayors, two police chiefs, because it has worked. And other communities need to come together to do what will work, as well.

  Hillary Clinton

  Jobs, Two, Giving

  "Trump vs. Clinton: Full Transcript Of First Presidential Debate 2016". www.ibtimes.com. September 27, 2016.

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• People who - and I think that's been a huge education for me. I think it's a - it's a privilege to be able to meet such a broad cross-section of New York and increasingly the world, and to get a feel of how people respond to visual culture.

  Kehinde Wiley

  Thinking, People, Able

  Source: www.aaa.si.edu

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• New York was big enough and wide enough that it allowed for reasonably eccentric people like me to thrive. It was a perfect place for me.

  Robert Benton

  People, Perfect, Eccentric

  Source: classic.esquire.com

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• Although I had a few jobs that I didn't like, or quit, or got fired from, I really loved New York from the moment I got here and I never stopped.

  Robert Benton

  Jobs, Quitting, Moments

  Source: classic.esquire.com

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• If we're going to talk about mayors, that under the current mayor [of New York in 2016], crime has continued to drop, including murders.

  Hillary Clinton

  Murder, Crime, Mayors

  Source: time.com

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• Five hundred murders is a lot of murders. It's hard to believe, 500 is like supposed to be good?But we went from 2,200 to 500. And it was continued on by Mayor Mike Bloomberg. And it was terminated by current mayor. But stop-and- frisk had a tremendous impact on the safety of New York City.

  Donald Trump

  Believe, Impact, Cities

  "Transcript of the First Debate". www.nytimes.com. September 27, 2016.

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• Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do stop and frisk, which worked very well, Mayor [Rudy] Giuliani is here, worked very well in New York.

  Donald Trump

  Chicago, Mayors, Stop And Frisk

  "Stop-and-Frisk Works, But Only If It’s the Legal Version" by Kevin Drum, www.motherjones.com. September 27, 2016.

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• Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men.

  Lester Holt

  Men, Black, Stop And Frisk

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2016.

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• I think maybe there's a political reason why Hillary Clinton can't say it, but I really don't believe - in New York City, stop-and-frisk, we had 2,200 murders, and stop-and-frisk brought it down to 500 murders.

  Donald Trump

  Believe, Thinking, Cities

  Source: time.com

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• For many years the stakes were clear. There were the Arabs attacking us and us defending ourselves, so basically there were no real problems [between the United States and Israel]. Now there are many small cells, and each of them can destroy on their own. Some can arrive at New York and kill thousands of people.

  Shimon Peres

  Real, Israel, Cells

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• I'm connected to both places because I already feel like New York is my home. But then again I feel like L.A. is my new home and Israel is my real home.

  Meital Dohan

  Real, Home, Israel

  Interview with Anthony Statler, www.bullz-eye.com. November 16, 2009.

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• I grew up with a lot of Hollywood films. Cozy farm houses, cowboys, nice flats in New York. Especially as a kid, those things have a huge impression on you.

  Andrea Arnold

  Nice, Kids, Cowboy

  "Andrea Arnold on her mesmerizing party on wheels, American Honey". Interview with Esther Zuckerman, www.avclub.com. September 30, 2016.

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• Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it.

  Nicolas Winding Refn

  Play, Childhood, Sometimes

  Source: movieweb.com

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• I grew up as a horseback rider and a volleyball player so honestly when I got a gym membership in New York, I thought I was going to die.

  Gigi Hadid

  Volleyball, Player, Membership

  "Gigi Hadid Hates the Gym, Loves Carbs, and Just Got Her First Fitness Campaign". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. October 4, 2016.

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• When I moved to New York, leggings were always a staple piece in my closet and I'm always with leggings, a T-shirt, a cool jacket and shoes cause that's what would be easier for me when I was a kid.

  Gigi Hadid

  Kids, Shoes, Would Be

  "Gigi Hadid Hates the Gym, Loves Carbs, and Just Got Her First Fitness Campaign". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. October 4, 2016.

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• New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should say.

  Ai Weiwei

  Cities, Care, Cold

  Source: www.believermag.com

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• There was no way I was ever going to get a fair shake. How good could I be? I was Canadian. I wasn't from New York. I wasn't from Vegas. I was born in 1975, not 1917. My last name wasn't Sinatra or Darin or Martin. Early on and often, there was always the comparison. "He's good, but he's no '[fill in the] blank.'

  Michael Buble

  Vegas, Names, Way

  "Michael Bublé leaves his comfort zone". Interview with Elio Iannacci, www.macleans.ca. October 6, 2016.

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• Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle, and it's also our economic center. And there are a lot of people here who should ask some tough questions before handing over campaign contributions to people who were really playing chicken with our whole economy.

  Hillary Clinton

  Running, Country, Fundraising

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• [Buckminster] Fuller's idea of progress is a very 1950s organization man out of the military sort of idea of progress. So as a result, you have something like: we've got bad weather in New York City; let's put a dome over it. And so I don't want to put a dome over Manhattan and I hope that nobody who ends up reading the book wants to do so as a result.

  Jonathon Keats

  Military, Book, Reading

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Who's to say what would have happened if I had trusted my instincts and moved to New York like I thought I would.

  Zachary Quinto

  Instinct, Moved, Happened

  Interview with Patrick J. Adams, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 18, 2016.

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• My return to the theater in New York was so specific. I didn't want it to be about leveraging my exposure or my fame, so the first show I did in New York was an ensemble piece at an Off-Broadway theater, and I wanted to make sure that it was just about the play and about the experience.

  Zachary Quinto

  Play, Want, Firsts

  Interview With Patrick J. Adams, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 18, 2016.

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• I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.

  Ngugi wa Thiong'o

  Writing, People, Kenya

  Source: www.alternet.org

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• I've been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years, starting when I was a senator from New York.

  Hillary Clinton

  Years, Favors, Starting

  "Transcript of the Second Debate". www.nytimes.com. October 10, 2016.

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• There is a point where litigious becomes frivolous. And when you file frivolous lawsuits you can be hit by sanctions. I don't see the basis for suing "The New York Times." Ironically, it was "The New York Times" that was the plaintiff in "The New York Times" versus Sullivan.

  Megyn Kelly

  Suing, Sanctions, Bases

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• "The New York Times" is reporting correctly that women had accused a presidential candidate of sexual assault. Now that's news on any level. I mean you can't argue that that's not news.

  Megyn Kelly

  Mean, Presidential, News

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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