- 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
- New York
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came to New York in 1948 at 19, after one term at Harvard. Well, Harvard wasn't for me at all.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I let the streets talk to me. The streets speak to you - how you find out what's new, what people are wearing, what people aren't wearing.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've created a new sound. I've actually brought back dancing and vibes; it's more universal.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom graduated from the University of Michigan, which is a great school. Then she got her Master's from NYU. She wanted to be an actress, so when she graduated, she had a dream, and she started following it. She moved to New York and took acting classes with people like Denzel Washington.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have said that propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation have always been part of political warfare. Social media and other new platforms have given it a new life and reach through which the fake news phenomenon can reach everywhere.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandparents lived with us. And I remember watching 'Doctor Who' with my granddad on his new telly. These were the days before remote controls but my granddad, being quite a resourceful sort of chap, had fashioned his own remote control - which was a length of bamboo pole with a bit of cork that he'd glued on the end.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm one for new things: I like new technology, I like new music, I'm not entrenched in some view of what culture should be. I like the fact that it's constantly changing and that language is changing, that behaviour changes.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1996 I was working on a play in New Orleans, and they needed a drag queen. I offered to play the role. That led to guest appearances at bars, which led to regular appearances at bars, which led to hosting. I eventually started working six days a week in bars before moving to N.Y.C.
- Street
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live in L.A. so I don't get to see much theatre anymore. They have a lot of touring shows but it's not like New York - I lived in New York for 15 years and you can walk out on the street and there's something to see.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say New Orleans is my heart. It's where I'm from. I go back, and I have a huge fondness for it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just am really bad at making new friends - especially in the music industry, because they're not really real friends; they're just music industry friends.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I talk to a new guy, it's because the old guy bores me, and I already wrote a bunch of songs about him.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way to judge a new artist is by listening to their albums and gauging the progress that they make from the first record to the next one.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020