30 Awesome Quotes About New York City
Looking to plan a trip to New York? or maybe you’re after some good old NYC inspiration? From iconic celebrity quotes to famous sayings here are 30 awesome New York City quotes about the greatest city on earth.
New York has been the inspiration behind countless iconic movies, books & songs. It captivates people from all over the world, and it’s not hard to see why.
It’s one of my favorite cities to visit in the world. There’s absolutely no place like it. It’s packed full of diversity, chic neighborhoods, unique culture, and old-school charm.
There’s just something so special about New York City that leaves you wanting more. If you could only visit one place in all of the United States, I highly recommend it be New York City.
Check out below for some fun & inspirational New York City quotes that will hopefully inspire you to visit the big apple.
“New York may be the city that never sleeps, but it sure does sleep around.” Brian Bendis
“Once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough” John Steinbeck
“There’s something in the New York air that makes sleep useless” Simone De Beauvior
“I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say there is no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it” Robert De Niro
“Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way” Notorious B.I.G
“Somewhere between living and dreaming there is New York” Unknown
“I love New York, your never alone but always on your own” Blair Waldorf
“Living in New York gives people real incentives to want things that nobody else wants” Andy Warhol
“I love New York because within its borders you can travel the world” Dennis Gonzalez
“I would give the greatest sunset in the world, for one sight of New York’s skyline” Ayn Rand
“You could grow up in the city where history was made and still miss it all” Jonathan Lethem
“Women come to New York for the two L’s labels and love” Carrie Bradshaw
“Manhattan will do that to a girl, you’ll be happy to know it never wears off” Blair Waldorf
“A bad day in New York is still better than a good day anywhere else” Unknown
“London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful” Dorothy Parker
“New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water” Truman Capote
“There is more sophistication and less sense in New York than anywhere else on the globe.” Elbert Hubbard
“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt” Georgia O’Keeffe
“100 times I have thought, New York is a catastrophe and 50 times a beautiful catastrophe” Le Corbusier
“The great city of New York wields more of the destinies of this great nation that five times the population of any other portion of the country’ Malcolm S. Forbes
“If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you, New York, New York” Frank Sinatra
“Pull up the shades so I can see New York. I don’t want to go home in the dark” O. Henry
“New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world” F. Scott Fitzgerald
“It’s pretty cliched but Times Square is just incredible. You really feel like you’re in the capital of the world” Timothy F. Cahill
“New York City is a tourist trap I don’t mind being in” Unknown
“Sometimes I feel like my only friend, is the city I live in, is beautiful Brooklyn” Mos Def
“That’s my favorite place in the world, so far, that I’ve seen. I haven’t traveled much, but I don’t think I’ll find anything to replace Brooklyn” Marilyn Monroe
“New York City was a city where you could be frozen to death in the midst of a busy street and no one would notice” Bob Dylan
“As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world” Pearl S. Buck
” The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost” John Chapman
I hope you enjoyed these New York City quotes! You can simply add these fun quotes to your Instagram or Pinterest for inspiration & motivation.
Which quotes were your favorite? I personally love “Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way” by Biggie Smalls & “New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water” by Truman Capote. Capote’s quote could not be any more true in my opinion. 😄
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