- Power
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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
- Federalist
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is an experimental system. I like it when states try out new ideas. I think we ought to expand, not contract, our federalist system.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the FDA forces an old drug off the market, patients have very little say in the matter. Patients have even less of a say when the FDA chooses not to approve a new drug. Instead, we are supposed to rely on the FDA's judgment and be grateful. But can the FDA really make a choice that is appropriate for everyone? Of course not.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Learning something new is fun.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to live there - the same with London.
- Drifted
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- Nov 07, 2020
After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
A guy came up to me in the park and asked if I wanted to buy his CD. I said sure. He got panicked and told me he didn't actually have a CD, and he started crying and then told me he never made it and he's really sorry and called me 'Ralph.' New York's a really weird place.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like L.A., I really do, but I'm really a New Yorker. In New York, there's a feeling that you're not praised or treated too preciously. No one ever feels too important because someone on the subway will reassure you that you're not.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm obsessed with New York. I want to marry it, maybe bear a few children with 42nd Street.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was so interesting going to high school in New York. You get a callous to the city and an empathy for every type of person.
- Freer
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- Nov 07, 2020
London Fashion Week is so different from any of the others. Compared to the strictness in New York, London seems freer from commercial constraints. Truer to the process, to street style, to a sense of humour.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often, I do translatlantic overnight flights from New York, and when I land, I have to do my eyes - I feel weird without it.
- First Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up on a set is completely different than coming onto a brand new set for the first time.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020