“If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.” IfsThinkingI CanBodyWould BeNew YorkListsFabulousNew York TimesSellersTattooedBest Sellers Author:Camilla Lackberg
“I remember when the Titanic sank in 1912, it was the ship that was supposed to be unsinkable. The only thing it ever did was sink. When it took off from England, all kinds of passengers were aboard - millionaires, celebrities, people of moderate means, and poor folks down in the steerage. But a few hours later when they put the list in the Cunard office in New York, it carried only two categories - lost and saved. Grim tragedy had leveled all distinctions.” PeopleKindMeanTwoChristianRememberLostHoursPoorNew YorkOfficeTragedyEnglandFolksListsChristian InspirationalSavedShipsAll KindsSupposed To BeDistinctionCategoriesRemember WhenModeratesMillionaireGrimPassengers Author:Vance Havner
“[As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release.” ChildrenNew YorkListsTreasureTalesReleaseOctoberNovemberNew York TimesSellersBest Sellers Author:Gloria Estefan
“I can understand the allure of a venerable Big Six imprint, of a shot at the New York Times list, of a publisher-sponsored book tour, of seeing your hardbacks in bookstores and your paperbacks in supermarkets.” I CanBookBigsSeeingNew YorkSixShotsListsPublishersNew York TimesBookstoresSupermarketsAllure Author:Barry Eisler
“I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune.” ThinkingComedyNew YorkLuckyFortuneListsGood Fortune Author:Anne Beatts
“To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.” PeopleThinkingWellsNew YorkInsightListsComedianSurprisingNew York TimesSellersBest SellersStand Up Comedian Author:Steve Harvey
“Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks. [One of the characters was] a singing asshole that does a duet with Connie Francis! Times have changed. That's mainstream, in a weird way.” WayDoeBookEndsCharacterWaterFiveWeekNew YorkChangedSingingListsMainstreamNew York TimesSellersInsidersBest SellersHitchhikingTimes Have ChangedDuets Author:John Waters
“There are a lot of sources of information out there, so why don't you curate for yourself a list, like a real timeline of information, like the New York Times, or JetBlue, or your friends, or this comedian, or this guy who pretends to be a cat, or whatever it is, whatever entertains you, whatever you find useful.” RealGuyInformationNew YorkSourceCatListsComedianThis GuyNew York TimesTimelines Author:Biz Stone
“I admired the earnestness of these people, many of whom had joined Greenpeace and marched for noble things in their youth. But I didn’t share their hatred of the establishment. After all, the establishment had given me so many of my favorite things: Nick at Nite, the New York Knicks, Stephen King, Taco Bell, Green Day. The list went on and on.” PeopleGivenShareNew YorkYouthKingsHatredGreenMy FavoriteNobleListsEstablishmentBellsFavorites ThingsEarnestnessTacosKnicksTaco BellGreenpeace Author:Simon Rich
“So I'm here, and not being one for missed opportunities, I made a list of the casting directors in New York and mark off the ones I've already met over the years. The few remaining I asked my agent and manager, "See if you can set up some meetings while I'm here."” IfsYearsMadeOpportunityNew YorkMetsDirectorsMarkMeetingsListsAgentsManagersCastingMissed OpportunityCasting Directors Author:William Mapother