“In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less involved with in the South was either country and western or hillbilly music as we used to call it when I was a kid and, ah, gospel. There was no, there was no in between. And when I got to New York all the other musics that's in the world just came into my head whether it was the classics, jazz, I never knew what jazz was about all, had heard anything about jazz.” WorldCountryKidsUsedHeardNew YorkInvolvedJazzSouthWesternExcitedHillbilly Author:Ben E. King
“Sarah Palin has already had an effect on foreign relations... The new president of Pakistan, Ali Zardari, is in hot water, because last week, Sarah was on a class trip to New York, where she met foreign leaders... And one of the leaders she met was Zardari, and he was gushing over her. He said, oh, you're more gorgeous in person than you are on TV. And so the people in his home country of Pakistan, the Islamists, they issued a fatwa on him, for being too 'flirty.' And when Sarah today was told that Zardari had gotten a fatwa because of her, she said, 'I know, I felt it when he hugged me.'” PeopleKnowsPersonsSaidCountryHomeTodayLastsFeltPresidentWaterLeaderClassWeekEffectsNew YorkTvsMetsRelationHotPakistanGorgeousPalinFlirtyIslamistsHot WaterForeign RelationsHome Country Author:Bill Maher
“Fox News reported Thursday that Bill Clinton can't get into any of New York's better golf and country clubs. Not one member has been willing to sponsor him. So it's official, he really is America's first black president.” FirstsHas BeensCountryAmericaBlackPresidentNew YorkWillingMembersNewsBillsGolfClintonClubsOfficialsFoxesFox NewsSponsorsThursdayCountry Clubs Author:Argus Hamilton
“There is no doubt in my mind that Rudy Giuliani in the Senate will be a leader for the people of New York but also for the people of Arizona and the people all over this country.” PeopleMindCountryLeaderDoubtNew YorkNo DoubtSenateArizonaRudy Author:John McCain
“The important thing for me is that I try to understand the culture. Everything I thought I knew about the country was either through TV, music, movies or hopping in and out when I did shows. You can't just get the US through being in Miami, LA and New York. Middle America is the place to understand real America.” TryingImportantRealCountryShowsAmericaCultureMiddleNew YorkTvsImportant ThingsMiamiHoppingMiddle America Author:Dizzee Rascal
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“Public education is so important - resisting privatization and charterization, high-stakes testing, and defunding. It's important for New York, but it's also important for the country.” ImportantCountryNew YorkStakesTestingResistingPublic EducationPrivatization Author:Zephyr Teachout
“Something I've learned over time, and trying to remind myself this week as I am back in New York and feeling pretty anxious, is that things always seem less dire when you're in the country than when you're outside. I don't exactly know why it is, except that people just have to get on with their life, so they do. And you don't have time to do anything other than keep going.” PeopleKnowsTryingCountryFeelingsSeemsWeekNew YorkI've LearnedKeep GoingAnxiousFeeling Pretty Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“A "New York Times"/CBS poll found 59 percent of the country didn`t think Sarah Palin was prepare for the job that John McCain had picked her for.” ThinkingCountryJobsFoundNew YorkPercentPollsNew York TimesMccainPalin Author:Rachel Maddow
“I think we need to be fighting for the working men and women of this country, not the moneyed New York interests.” ThinkingMenNeedsCountryFightingInterestNew YorkMen And WomenWorking Man Author:Ted Cruz
“I lived in a suitcase for a year, and then a relationship brought me to New York for about four months, then I lived in Melbourne. Then I moved back to Gothenburg because the immigrant laws are strict for both Australia and the U.S., and I would have to marry someone to get into those countries. But I wouldn't really be able to get involved in a sham marriage without being able to tell anyone about it.” YearsCountryAbleLawFourNew YorkMonthsInvolvedMovedAustraliaImmigrantsStrictGet InvolvedSuitcasesMelbourne Author:Jens Lekman
“Generally in New York, people just walk over you with no problem about that. Other countries, people want to resuscitate you, like, after a bit.” PeopleWantCountryProblemBitsWalksNew YorkOver YouOther CountriesNo Problem Author:Andy Goldsworthy
“When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas.” CountryCausesNew YorkMovedTexasHeelsHead Over Heels Author:Norah Jones
“Growing up in Atlanta, it brings a particular swagger about a person. There are three or four places in the country where people think of fashion: One is LA, obviously. Another is New York. And I think Atlanta has to be in the top five cities where fashion is very big.” PeopleThinkingPersonsCountryBigsThreeCitiesGrowing UpFiveFourGrowingFashionNew YorkParticularSwaggerAtlanta Author:Cam Newton
“She [Carolyn Maloney] has there day in and day out for us and for women of this country and of the world, but she also never forgets the citizens of New York, and she's been, as you know a trailblazer for 9/11, commission for, you know, the financial district, etc.” KnowsWorldCountryForgetNew YorkCitizensFinancialEtcNever ForgetTrailblazers Author:Eleanor Smeal