“Every time I get on an airplane I have a routine. I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment. I'm popping Zicam like it's candy. And I drink, literally, from L.A. to New York, six bottles of water.” WaterNew YorkDrinkSixBottlesRoutineAirplaneCandyPopping Author:Zachary Quinto
“I was ballet dancing at four, playing piano by six, and doing commercials by 12. When I was 21, I was on the number one live comedy show in Puerto Rico. I told my parents, 'I'm going to New York to become a performer.' And I left.” ShowsLeftParentNumbersComedyFourNew YorkSixDancingPianoPerformersBalletPuerto RicoRicoComedy ShowsPlaying PianoBallet Dancing Author:Roselyn Sanchez
“Since I moved six or seven times the first year I was in New York, I had to be able to roll up the work, and paper would just get destroyed. Once I looked at what I'd done, I realized I had made a painting, sort of by default.” YearsFirstsMadeDoneAbleNew YorkPaintingPaperSixMovedSevenI RealizedDestroyedDefault Author:David Salle
“Well, painting today certainly seems very vibrant, very alive, very exiting. Five or six of my contemporaries around New York are doing very vital work, and the direction that painting seems to be taken here - is - away from the easel - into some sort, some kind of wall, wall painting.” WellsKindSeemsTodayTakenFiveAliveNew YorkPaintingWallSix Author:Jackson Pollock
“I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day. The Lakers had the Showtime era. Boston had six hall of famers on one team. You had Detroit, the New York Knicks, and now the Miami Heat. They were stacking their teams back then, it just fell off over the years and now it picked back up. Boston did it first, then LA. I was fortunate enough to play against them when they had Shaq, Kobe, Rick Fox, Gary Payton, Karl Malone... that's five hall of famers on one team! So you can't get mad at Miami for doing what they did.” PeopleThinkingWayYearsFirstsHas BeensEnoughPlayRealizingFiveFailingTeamNew YorkSixOrganizationMadErasFortunateHeatHallsFoxesBostonDetroitMiamiGaryBack In The DayLakersKnicksShaqShowtimeStackingMiami Heat Author:Carmelo Anthony
“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
“When you're on the road for six months of the year and you're paying New York prices and not even living in your apartment, it just didn't make any sense. So I had to get out of there.” YearsNew YorkMonthsSixApartmentSix MonthsMonths Of The Year Author:Shaun Fleming
“I had visited New York at age 12, and I loved the big buildings and the swarms of people. At 23, I decided to try it. I was going to go for six months, and I ended up living there for 18 years before I moved to California, so I am living the American Dream.” PeopleTryingYearsDreamBigsAgeNew YorkBuildingMonthsSixDecidedMovedCaliforniaAmerican DreamSix MonthsSwarmsLiving The American Dream Author:Ari Marcopoulos
“New York became the first state to ban talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. First-time violators could receive a fine of $100, with an additional mandatory six-month jail sentence if your ringer plays a Latin-themed novelty song.” IfsFirstsStatesPlayHandsSongTalkingNew YorkFineMonthsSixFirst TimePhonesSentencesDrivingCellsLatinJailSix MonthsNoveltyCell PhoneBans Author:Jon Stewart
“I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.The play didn't make it but I was a success. It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. So I can beat Joe Frazier singing.” SaidI CanPlayBigsSongPerfectFourNew YorkSixBeatsSingingCriticsMusicalBroadwayBucksBroadway Musical Author:Muhammad Ali