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“My dad has always been very proud of me but I think I have exceeded his expectations. When I told him I wanted to be an actor and moved to New York City, I think he assumed I would be playing the guitar on the subway and collecting spare change in my guitar case. The fact that I'm not doing that means that I'm a huge success.”

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Author:Jesse Tyler Ferguson

“From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.”

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Author:Bill Frist

“Melting pot Harlem-Harlem of honey and chocolate and caramel and rum and vinegar and lemon and lime and gall. Dusky dream Harlem rumbling into a nightmare tunnel where the subway from the Bronx keeps right on downtown.”

Dream New York Nightmare Chocolate Pot Honey Tunnels Melting Subway Lemons Downtown Harlem Bronx Vinegar Melting Pot Limes Rum Caramel

Book:Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs

Source: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs

“In New York -- whose subway trains in particular have been ''tattooed'' with an energy to put our own rude practitioners to shame -- not an inch of free space is spared except that of advertisements . Even the most chronically dispossessed appear prepared to endorse the legitimacy of the ''haves.”

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Book:Myths & memories

Source: Myths & memories

“At the height of rush hour, people on the London underground actually say "excuse me." Imagine what would happen if you tried an insane stunt like that on the New York City subway. The other passengers would take it as a sign of weakness, and there'd be a fight over who got to keep your ears as a trophy.”

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Book:Dave Barry Talks Back

Source: Dave Barry Talks Back

“Although it was constructed in 1536, the New York subway system boasts an annual maintenance budget of nearly $8, currently stolen, and it does a remarkable job of getting New Yorkers from Point A to an indeterminate location somewhere in the tunnel leading to point B.”

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Book:Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

Source: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

“I like taking the subway to work.”

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Author:John Stossel

“I wish I had taken Spanish instead of French in high school. I could eavesdrop on a lot more conversations on the subway if I knew Spanish.”

Ifs School Wish Taken Conversation High School Subway

Author:Meg Cabot

“I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.”

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Author:Andrew Bird

“I moved to New York when I was 10, from Rio de Janeiro. So there was no need for driving: I took the subway, cabs and the bus.”

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Author:Jordana Brewster

“'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.”

Ifs Would Be Wanted Attention New York Tvs Starting Restaurants Publicity No Money Subway Food Network

Author:Bobby Flay

“Fast food is the one thing everyone can relate to. It's depressing, but also interesting, that people desire to eat the same sandwich in every single city in the world. But the biggest bummer is when you see a Subway in Berlin. Just devastating.”

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Author:Patrick Carney

“I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.”

Ifs Feels Social New York Lonely Subway Feeling Lonely

Author:Ana Gasteyer

“I get recognised sometimes. But I just live my life. I get on the bus, I get on the subway, it's not a problem.”

Sometimes Problem Bus Living My Life Subway Just Live

Author:Joan Allen

“Don't sleep in the subway, darling.”

Sleep Advice Darling Subway

Author:Petula Clark

“I still want to be the guy who can get on the subway and check out the freak on the subway.”

Want Stills Guy Checks Freak Subway

Author:Paul Giamatti

“There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quite the opposite. People were very genuine and very nice, even on the subway.”

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Author:Taylor Kitsch

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