“The hardest thing about being at Sony was not the travel; it was being divorced from the public and private life I had in New York. Travelling as much as I did, while I didn't lose connection with my friends, I lost a sense of belonging.” LostLosesNew YorkMy FriendsConnectionsHardestBelongingHardest ThingDivorcedPrivate LifeSony Author:Howard Stringer
“You cannot see the Milky Way in New York City any more ... We risk the loss of our sensual perception. And if you lose those, naturally, you try to compensate by other stimulations, by very loud noises, or by bright lights or drugs.” IfsWayTryingLightLosesLossCitiesRiskNew YorkDrugPerceptionNoiseSensualLoudNew York CityStimulationMilky WayBright LightsLoud Noises Author:Rene Dubos
“New York City has 2 million rats. We used to have 8 million rats. Now we're down to 2 million. You know what that means? We lose four electoral votes.” KnowsMeanUsedLosesCitiesMillionsFourNew YorkVoteNew York CityRats Author:David Letterman
“When I was a kid growing up in New York, I was pretty unaware of racism. I think when we're young - before we lose our innocence - we're sort of unaware of the more flawed qualities of each other.” ThinkingKidsYoungLosesQualityGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkRacismInnocenceFlawedKids Growing Up Author:Dave Matthews
“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.” LongDoneWholePoliticalFatherInterestLosesStruggleSeeingGenerationsHappenedNew YorkPossibilityLong TimeChinaDamageJust BeingLife StrugglePolitical Struggle Author:Ai Weiwei
“I quit my day job the day my daughter was born. I remember flying to Cleveland and hitting a thunderstorm, which caused the plane to lose pressure, and the oxygen masks fell from the ceiling. We felt the plane dropping; the pilot was taking it down to regain cabin pressure. My heart was in my stomach. I found out after landing that her mom was in labor. I did the show and came back to New York. By the time I walked into the hospital, my daughter was being born. She was waiting for me. She's a sweet daddy's girl. She's premed. She has her own pie company. She works for Habitat for Humanity.” HeartShowsJobsRememberHumanityGirlFoundFeltWaitingBornLosesCompanyNew YorkSweetMomMy HeartDaughterLaborPressureQuittingFlyingPlanesMaskMy DaughterHospitalsStomachPilotsHittingPieDaddyOxygenDroppingCeilingsLandingI QuitHabitatCabinsClevelandDay JobsThunderstormHabitat For Humanity Author:J. B. Smoove
“Here's some exciting news - according to The New York Post, both Al Gore and John Kerry are thinking of running for president in 2008. Gore and Kerry again! Political experts say it's too early to tell who would lose bigger!” ThinkingRunningPoliticalPresidentLosesNew YorkNewsBiggerExcitingPostsExpertsAlsGoreJohn Kerry Author:Jay Leno
“And so to dismiss these homegrown terrorists as boobs, which is one of the terms that was used in one of the New York newspapers after the Miami raid, is true now, but to bet on that is I think a sure way to lose your bank account.” ThinkingWayUsedTermLosesNew YorkAccountsTerroristNewspapersMiamiBank AccountsHomegrown Author:Michael Scheuer