Pete Hamill Quotes

The first time I landed in New York and got a cab to my hotel, I was completely struck by it: a feeling of life and chaos, 24 hours around the clock, just like in London. And whatever your problem is, it's insignificant. You're just a small part of something very big.

New York - to me, it's the greatest city in the world, and it's got the most genuine people.

N.Y. is definitely one of my favorites. Love the culture, people, attitude and music, art, and fashion.

New York is a weird place.

New York is a lot more fun than L.A.

I love New York. But the energy is so intense.

New York is a special place; it's a city that I love.

There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive thing. I think there's room in the marketplace for everything.

In New York, Kid Carter was pure vanilla for a city with stronger tastes.

In New York, I feel like, anything goes.

New York is a place where people have strong convictions.

I come from New York. It's busy. It's populated. It's noisy. It's loud.

I'm attracted to wilderness in any sense. Which is why I'm attracted to New York in a way, because I feel like it's a wilderness of people and textures. Just like, there's so much life and richness here. And you can get lost in it.

My London is racy. Hyper. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Er. Intense.

New York offers people the anonymity to be themselves without judgment.

I like a lot of different things equally, with no boundaries, and in a very serious way.

Diversity is best in all contexts.

Secularism and pluralism are two of the defining ethos of Western societies. The former decouples religion from governmental institutions whilst the latter seeks to protect the rights of all citizens to freely practice their creed.

The key to India's success is its diversity. Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique. In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more. We are so different and yet so similar and united.

It takes all sorts of people to make the world.

Mumbai is the most cosmopolitan city.

I don't discriminate when it comes to melon. I'm very open-minded. I really don't mind; I can't say I like any one better than the other. You can put them all in! A little melon mix salad, and I'm just in heaven.

We just have to get over the fact that, yes, people are not going to be the same. They're not going to look the same, they're not going to have the same opinions because we're all unique.

I just feel like I'm made for New York.

The bedrock of this country are immigration and, really, a great separation between church and state.