- Me
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
With anything new, if it's weird or cool, it will catch people's attention. But slowly, that new thing, if it catches on, it becomes a trend itself.
- India
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- Nov 07, 2020
I stayed in Miami and New York until I was about nine, and then we moved to India and stayed there for about four years and eventually moved to Berlin. It was definitely a cultural experience in its fullest, and I absorbed a lot. I don't regret any of it.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Foot-binding is said to have been inspired by a tenth-century court dancer named Yao Niang who bound her feet into the shape of a new moon. She entranced Emperor Li Yu by dancing on her toes inside a six-foot golden lotus festooned with ribbons and precious stones.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
With every generation comes a new wave of hopefuls: small-town escapees, European refugees, disaffected Londoners.
- Extinguished
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- Nov 07, 2020
The energy that New York exudes is as much the light of extinguished souls as it is the spark of individual enterprise. And while the full meaning of the city may prove elusive, all New Yorkers are painfully aware that it remains an intractable mass of contradictions. It is not just the extremes of wealth and poverty living side by side.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New York, appearance is a form of currency or, at the very least, a calling card. One must look wealthy in order to be recognised as a person of worth.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
A typical native New Yorker, I'm prone to wearing the city's unofficial sartorial color: black.
- Good Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not interested in releasing best of stuff and I have not given my permission. You release best of packages when you're a has-been and have nothing new to offer.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't feel at home in New Orleans. I don't feel at home in Austin or L.A. And I just felt immediately at home in northern Australia.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.
- Bad Review
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since I got a really bad review when I was, like, 28 in 'The New York Times,' I don't read reviews anymore.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020