“Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsTodayRaceCitiesNew YorkToughNew York CityInvitedMarathonThink Twice Author:Martin Lel
“I pulled a hamstring during the New York City Marathon. An hour into the race, I jumped off the couch.” RunningHoursRaceCitiesNew YorkNew York CityMarathonCouchesHamstrings Author:David Letterman
“Cezanne said, 'I love to paint people who have grown old naturally in the country.' And I say I love to paint people who have been torn to shreds by the rat race in New York.” PeopleHas BeensSaidCountryRaceNew YorkPaintRatsTornRat RaceCezanne Author:Alice Neel
“Mary Keitany from Kenya won the women's race at the New York City Marathon. You can tell she was fast because guys on the street didn't even have time to finish their catcalls.” GuyRaceCitiesStreetsNew YorkNew York CityMaryMarathonKenya Author:David Letterman
“Why the hell not run a race across the United States? A balls-out, shoot-the-moon, f***-the-establishment rumble from New York to Los Angeles to prove what we had been harping about for years, for example, that good drivers in good automobiles could employ the American Interstate system the same way the Germans were using their Autobahns? Yes, make high-speed travel by car a reality! Truth and justice affirmed by an overtly illegal act.” WayYearsStatesRealityRunningJusticeUnitedRaceUnited StatesHellCarNew YorkExampleMoonProveBallsSpeedIllegalLos AngelesDriversEstablishmentAutomobileHigh SpeedRumbleTruth And JusticeInterstate Author:Brock Yates
“Former New York Governor George Pataki may enter the race for president. It's not definite, but he tweeted that he'll announce his 2016 plans on May 28 in New Hampshire. Well, what's he gonna do, go to New Hampshire to say he's NOT running? That's like getting down on one knee and saying, 'I think it's time to see other people.'” PeopleThinkingWellsMayRunningPresidentRacePlansNew YorkFormerKneesGovernorsDefiniteHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Jimmy Fallon
“New York is a meeting place for every race in the world, but the Chinese, Armenians, Russians, and Germans remain foreigners. So does everyone except the blacks. There is no doubt but that the blacks exercise great influence in North America, and, no matter what anyone says, they are the most delicate, spiritual element in that world.” WorldDoeMatterAmericaSpiritualRaceDoubtInfluenceNew YorkExerciseElementsNo Matter WhatMeetingsChineseNo DoubtDelicateForeignersNorth AmericaArmeniansGreat Influence Author:Federico Garcia Lorca
“I have at last, after several months' experience, made up my mind that [New York] is a splendid desert--a domed and steepled solitude, where the stranger is lonely in the midst of a million of his race.” MindMadeLastsRaceMillionsNew YorkMonthsSolitudeLonelyStrangerDesertMidstSplendid Book:Mark Twain Himself: A Pictorial Biography Source: Mark Twain Himself: A Pictorial Biography
“This is the most exciting place in the world to live. Oh yeah! There are so many ways to die in New York City! Race riots, drive by shootings, subway crashes, construction cranes collapsing on the sidewalks, manhole covers blowing up and asbestos shooting into the sky.” WorldWayHumorFunnyDiesRaceCitiesSkyNew YorkExcitingYeahShootingNew York CityConstructionCrashRiotPlaces In The WorldSubwaySidewalkCranesBlowing UpAsbestosRace Riots Author:Denis Leary
“I live in New York right now but I'm originally from my daddy's nuts. We all are. Think about, we the lucky ones - we made it. You all are winners. That's the first race you ever won.” ThinkingFirstsMadeRaceNew YorkRight NowLuckyMade ItWinnerNutsDaddy Author:J. B. Smoove
“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.” KnowsInterestRaceRecordsGenerationsFansNew YorkFameProjectsMusicianJazzWho I AmHipsRatsParticipatingRat Race Author:Paul Smoker