“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
“Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle, and it's also our economic center. And there are a lot of people here who should ask some tough questions before handing over campaign contributions to people who were really playing chicken with our whole economy.” PeopleShouldCountryWholeRunningAsksSidesEconomyEconomicNew YorkOfficeToughRaisesCampaignsOur CountryCandidatesContributionChickensLots Of MoneySiteBoth SidesAisleFundraisingRunning For OfficeHanding OverTough QuestionsCampaign Contributions Author:Hillary Clinton
“I was living in New York, so I just rode my motorcycle up to the set [of New Jack City]. So first day of work for me was kind of tough. I get ready to get off my bike, and I'm surrounded by the security guards, who were Louis Farrakhan's Nation Of Islam guys. Who had the double-breasted suits and guns. And this guy goes, "Where you goin'?" And I said, "I'm here to work." And they said, "No you're not." And I said, "Yeah. I'm here to work on the movie." And they said, "No you're not. Get on your bike."” FirstsKindSaidGuyNationsCitiesSecurityNew YorkReadyGunToughYeahIslamSuitsThey SaidBikeThis GuyMotorcycleSecurity GuardsNation Of Islam Author:Judd Nelson
“I have to say, opening up in New York taught me a lot about that level of attention to detail. London's a tough market, Paris is a tough market, but New York, well, that's extraordinary.” WellsLevelsAttentionNew YorkTaughtToughExtraordinaryDetailsLondonOpeningParisOpening UpAttention To Detail Author:Gordon Ramsay
“It was tough [to move to the Golden State Warriors] because of my success level in New York. To leave this city and go out west and move my family was tough, but this is part of the business. Something as a player that might happen to you.” StatesMightHappensMovingLevelsCitiesPlayerNew YorkToughMy FamilyWestGoldenWarrior Author:John Starks
“My maternal grandma was a tough, tough lady and a stern woman, who lost her husband young and raised six kids by herself. She lived in a mining community in Upstate New York and ran a boarding house for miners. She took care of an entire family and miners who lived in the house as well.” WellsCareKidsYoungDeathHouseLostCommunityNew YorkHusbandSixToughRaisedRanGrandmaMiningMinersUpstate New YorkUranium MiningBoarding HouseTough Lady Author:Steve Carell