- 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
- Rock
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Course, 'Santini' bombed in England, y'know. It came out at the height of the New Wave, which couldn't have been a worse time for a solo singer trying to sell rock melodies.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we're talking about someone creating something new, those rights are fairly well defined (in the United States, at least) under existing copyright law. But then there's often discussion about the rights of people who produce works under work-for-hire arrangements, which can be far more subtle and nuanced.
- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
A big part of the fun of working on Superman has been coming up with new characters and concepts to toss in, helping to design their costumes, things like that. And I spent ages coming up with the name 'Fortress of Solidarity,' so I want to get as much use out of it as I can!
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the '70s and '80s, at a time that I'd argue was the absolute golden age of American popular culture. Because not only did we have all of the fantastic new stuff in print and on screens, but we had a constant supply of everything that came before, as well.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always said whoever brings Mexican food to New York would make a million dollars. Then Chipotle happened, which is fine.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can sometimes get your own feelings across more strongly if you pretend that you're singing it from someone else's angle. But it's always from me. It's just a new way of framing it.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there's a new HBO series, you know there's going to be a certain level of storytelling mastery - that you can trust it.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pros really like all the new people playing poker because they love the dead money; but when the money wins they don't like that very much at all.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Activating is about changing people's perceptions of overlooked or invisible spaces. A building can become an archetype, invisible, like for a New Yorker, for example, the Statue of Liberty. You look at it, and it disappears into the thousands of times you've already seen it.
- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I go shopping with my wife, all I ever seem to come home with is a new pair of shoes.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cops are everywhere in New York City. Cars drive by every few minutes. Uniforms stand nonchalantly at street corners.
- Dating
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are dating someone in New York City, and they invite you over to watch a movie, they don't really want to watch a movie.
- Jersey
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- Nov 07, 2020