“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
“Writing a column, a weekly column for the New York Times, is really tough, and I wasn't prepared for the demands that that involved.” WritingNew YorkInvolvedDemandToughPreparedColumnsNew York Times Author:David Plotz
“I went to the beach a couple of times in New York City. Tough summer out there, but I was pretty excited. I found what I thought at the time was a very rare seashell. And I took it to a friend of mine who works in a museum. And I was really disappointed. It turned out to be just a human ear.” InspirationalHumansFoundCitiesNew YorkMinesCoupleSummerToughEarsExcitedBeachMuseumsDisappointedNew York City Author:David Letterman
“On New York's Palm restaurant: Their steaks are often good, but the lobsters-with claws the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger's forearms-are as glazed and tough as most of the customers.” New YorkToughSizeCustomersRestaurantsPalmsSteakClawsSchwarzeneggerLobster Author:Malcolm Forbes
“When you travel around the country, you see what a tough town New York is: rude, competitive, a town where good, logical ideas are ignored in favor of unworkable ones. And yet, all these other towns are so dead and boring compared to New York.” IdeasCountryNew YorkToughTownsBoringFavorsLogicalRudeIgnoredLogical Ideas Author:Woody Allen
“Growing up in New York is like living in a horror museum because there are so many strange people walking the streets and riding the subways. You learn to develop a tough front if you live here, just in case you get into any kind of trouble and you need to talk your way out of it.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsKindCasesGrowing UpGrowingTroubleStreetsFrontsNew YorkStrangeWalkingHorrorToughMuseumsRidingSubway Author:Christopher Walken
“I use the [vulgar] words because apparently these words do not corrupt morally. I'm from the street in New York, hung around in a tough neighborhood. It was common to curse, you make your point. It's a very effective language. I try not to overdo it. It's never to shock. I know where it fits, it's never to shock. There's no shock value left in words.” KnowsTryingUseValuesLeftLanguageCommonStreetsNew YorkFitToughCurseShockNeighborhoodHungVulgarShock Value Author:George Carlin
“It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here.” BoysNew YorkToughTownsScarMinorsScratchesBruisesFickle Author:Reggie Jackson
“It's a big change for a country boy like me, to be in the limelight in New York City. It was most definitely a tough adjustment.” CountryBigsCitiesBoysNew YorkToughLike MeNew York CityAdjustmentLimelightBig ChangesCountry Boy Author:Brandon Jacobs
“Before I came here, I had people telling me what a tough place New York is, how other players came here and struggled. But I never let that bother me. I came here because I want to win.” PeopleWantWinningPlayerNew YorkToughBother Author:CC Sabathia
“It is hard not to be inspired when you're living in New York. It doesn't matter what you do. I think that there is so much going on in this city. I like walking around or taking the subway, thinking about all the history here, looking at the architecture and all the people; of course, the museums. It's tough to find a better place to live.” PeopleThinkingMatterHardCoursesCitiesNew YorkWalkingToughInspiredArchitectureMuseumsBetter PlaceSubwayPlaces To LiveBe Inspired Author:Diego Klattenhoff