- 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
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that's a very important part of what we need in this country, is that sense that we have lived through so many stages and that we are entering into a new stage where we could create something completely different.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu.
- Investment
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- Nov 07, 2020
To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up so close to New York City, I always loved going to the city, but I'd be disappointed because songs about New York always made it seem so magical and perfect, and when I was younger, I just thought it was busy and dirty.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well.
- Say
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- Nov 07, 2020
Didn't George Washington say, 'He who controls Afghanistan will carry New Jersey?'
- Hidden
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I'm told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don't print them in 'The New York Times.'
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did six internships, even though I was only allowed to do one. I had a paper with my advisor's signature on it that I would just forward for every new internship. I didn't get school credit, but I got away with giving free labor to everyone.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years.
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very hard when you eat out every day for a living, and a new restaurant comes along and you haven't got that same vigour that you had 10 years ago.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Open-mindedness is considered to be a virtue. But, strictly speaking, it cannot occur. A new experience must be redacted into old categories. We cannot handle each event freshly in its own right. If we did so, of what use would past experience be?
- New Year's
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- Nov 07, 2020