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“New York is essentially national in interest, position, pursuits. No one thinks of the place as belonging to a particular state, but to the United States.”

Thinking States Interest United United States New York Position Particular Pursuit Belonging

Author:James F. Cooper

“Not very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only "Four Hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But a wiser man has arisen - the census taker - and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field of these little stories of the "Four Million.”

Source: The Complete Poetry of O. Henry (Including a Biography of the Author): From the American writer, a master of short stories, known for The Gift of the Magi, Cabbages and Kings, The Cop and the Anthem, Options, Roads of Destiny, The Four Million…

“When I was a kid, I used to live in New York City. There was a guy named Michael Alig. He used to throw parties. And a couple of times, I even worked for him and his crew, and handed out fliers, and had my super-high shoes on, and wearing silver Saran Wrap around my head or something. It's a world I was really comfortable in: a world full of individuals. I think what I like about that world - besides my own personal interests - is the individualism, the investment in the self.”

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Author:Jared Leto

“Once I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's life struggle and so many whole generations lose their potential or possibility in their lives. Just being pushed into this political struggle and the damage done not only to their lives but their relatives.”

Long Done Whole Political Father Interest Loses Struggle Seeing Generations Happened New York Possibility Long Time China Damage Just Being Life Struggle Political Struggle

Author:Ai Weiwei

“The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.”

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Author:Sal Albanese

“To have a museum like the Museum of Modern Art in New York is to have power. I don't have any interest in being the director of an institution that has power.”

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Author:Luis Gonzalez

“I go down to New York, do the project, and leave. I have no interest in participating in the rat race down there. Hip jazz fans know who I am. There's a generation of musicians in New York who know my records better than I do.”

Knows Interest Race Records Generations Fans New York Fame Projects Musician Jazz Who I Am Hips Rats Participating Rat Race

Author:Paul Smoker

“At the end of the day, bin Laden's interest is not Washington and New York, it's the Middle East. He wants Saudi Arabia. He wants to get rid of the House of Saud.”

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Author:Robert Fisk

“Only a war that serves no conceivable national interest gets the New York Time's endorsement. Liberals warm to the idea of American mothers weeping for their sons, but only if their deaths will not make America any safer.”

Ifs Ideas War America Mother Interest New York Son Warm Weeping New York Times Endorsements National Interests

Book:Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism

Source: Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism

“I believe that a healthy lifestyle isn't just a regular exercise routine or your eating habits, but a synergy of a healthy mind and body. To fuel my body, I am relentless about never eating anything that isn't of this Earth. I have no interest in putting stuff in my body that's made in a lab. Movement is vital. Whether it's running, cross training, hiking with the dogs, or walking the streets of New York, I am constantly active.”

“I think we need to be fighting for the working men and women of this country, not the moneyed New York interests.”

Thinking Men Needs Country Fighting Interest New York Men And Women Working Man

Author:Ted Cruz

“Boston fans - and New York fans are the same - it doesn't matter what you do outside of baseball, they don't forgive or forget that you play in pinstripes and they don't care about your interests off the field.”

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Author:Bronson Arroyo