“I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.” IfsKnowsHas BeensTwoKnow HowNew YorkBuildingBlock Author:Al Franken
“If you are a New York comedian who knows how to improvise and has glasses, you're going to start getting commercials.” IfsKnowsKnow HowNew YorkGlassesComedian Author:Chris Gethard
“I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.” ThinkingKnowsIdeasFoundFatherSpeakKnow HowNew YorkCollegeGood IdeasHuntersNo MoneySpeak English Author:Francisco Costa
“I go and I keep friends with [Abe] Rosenthal at the New York Times and people of that sort, you know. And all - I mean, not all the Jews, but a lot of the Jews are great friends of mine, they swarm around me and are friendly to me because they know that I'm friendly with Israel. But they don't know how I really feel about what they are doing to this country. And I have no power, no way to handle them, but I would stand up if under proper circumstances.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayFeelsMeanCountryKnow HowNew YorkMinesCircumstancesJewIsraelScaryHandleFriendlyNew York TimesGreat FriendSwarmsAbe Author:Billy Graham
“I did all this stuff that was illegal when I was a kid. I drank beer when I was 15. I smoked cigarettes when I was 13. I drove to New York City when I was 14 - don't tell my son. Those things were against the law, but I did them anyway. I didn't become a heroin addict, although I probably could have gotten heroin somehow. I don't think my son would buy heroin at any price. He knows what it is, and he knows how stupid it is.” ThinkingKnowsKidsLawStuffCitiesKnow HowStupidNew YorkSonBeerIllegalMy SonNew York CityCigaretteAddictDrankHeroin Author:Dave Barry
“The internet has created a transnational audience. If you publish something in the New York Times, it's read all over the world. Who knows how big this audience is or how long it will last.” IfsKnowsWorldLongBigsLastsAudienceKnow HowNew YorkInternetPublishNew York Times Author:Pankaj Mishra
“This is an important distinction, because most of the modern philosophies that deny that we can know reality, and ultimately truth, make the mistake of constructing epistemological systems to explain how we know reality without first acknowledging the fact that we do know reality. After they begin within the mind and find they can't construct a bridge to reality, they then declare that we can't know reality. It is like drawing a faulty road map before looking at the roads, then declaring that we can't know how to get from Chicago to New York!” KnowsMindFirstsImportantPhilosophyFactsRealityMistakeKnow HowModernNew YorkDenyDrawingBridgesDistinctionMapsChicagoConstructsDeclaringRoad MapsModern Philosophy Author:Josh McDowell
“The greatest inspiration I draw upon is, is this city (New York) and riding the subway and watching people and I find that's kind of like the best, the best acting teacher. You know, I wonder, like people who have huge celebrity, sometimes I feel bad, should this be one of their methods 'cause I don't know how they can observe life anymore, because they become the observed. So, I, I appreciate that New York can still do that.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldKindStillsSometimesInspirationCausesActingCitiesWonderKnow HowTeacherNew YorkHugeDrawsAppreciateMethodRidingSubwayBest ActingActing Teachers Author:Amy Ryan
“I love seeing what people wear out to dinner in different cities. I know how differently I dress in New York than I do in Los Angeles.” PeopleKnowsDifferentCitiesKnow HowSeeingNew YorkDressesDinnerLos Angeles Author:Melissa Rivers
“Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.” KnowsYearsWellsLooksCoursesHouseCitiesKnow HowRecordsNew YorkDeterminationNew York CityProvenLegislationCouncilLegislatureCity Council Author:Eleanor Smeal