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- Nov 07, 2020
New Quotes
On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.
Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2003, I wrote a New York Times best-seller called 'Shut Up & Sing,' in which I criticized celebrities like the Dixie Chicks & Barbra Streisand who were trashing then-President George W. Bush. I have used a variation of that title for more than 15 years to respond to performers who sound off on politics.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tend not to reread books, because there's always something new to discover, but Dorothy Sayers is a comfort grab for me - there's no mood so bleak or cold so bad that Lord Peter and Bunter can't make it right.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It always feels good to come back here. I love New York... it's just nice to see a lot of familiar faces.
- Mystery
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's like with a girl: it's more fun to meet and slowly, gradually learn things about each other. A little mystery is always nice and it's interesting to still learn new things about someone you are involved with.
- Elemental
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we really want to make progress and achieve greater fairness as a society, it is time for elemental change. And we should start by looking at the Constitution, with the goal of holding a new Constitutional Convention.
- Generosity
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now, but it was relief then... I never forgot the generosity of New York.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit.
- Commuting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!
- Cloud
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020