“Money is another pressure. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying that there's a certain luxury in having no money. I spent ten years in New York not having it, not worrying about it. Suddenly you have it, then you worry, where is it going? Am I doing the right thing with it?” YearsCertainWorryNew YorkTenPressureComplainingLuxuryRight ThingNo MoneyDoing The Right ThingJust SayingNot Worrying Author:Dustin Hoffman
“New York was always more expensive than the other places, even when it was going bankrupt. In other words, in 1971, New York was expensive for someone with no money. For anyone.” New YorkExpensiveNo Money Author:Fran Lebowitz
“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'm a girl from Sweden. I took a lot of risks and went to New York by myself when I was 19 just because I read about it in a few books. I came here knowing nobody, having no money, and now I'm doing all these things like making records and videos every day.” BookGirlKnowingRecordsRiskNew YorkVideoNo MoneySweden Author:Lykke Li