“New York is the biggest

collection

of villages in the world.”

― Alistair Cooke

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“I’m going to show you the real New York – witty, smart, and international – like any metropolis. Tell me this: where in Europe can you find old Hungary, old Russia, old France, old Italy? In Europe you’re trying to copy America, you’re almost American. But here you’ll find Europeans who immigrated a hundred years ago – and we haven’t spoiled them. Oh, Gio! You must see why I love New York. Because the whole world’s in New York.”

– Oriana Fallaci

“Given New York City’s cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people.”

-Fred Wilson

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Don’t you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we’re left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I think of us that way sometimes and I live here.”
-Alvy Singer (Woody Allen), Annie Hall

 

“New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.”

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“We’ve shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.”