Lauren Bacall Quotes

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

I've been very lucky being in New York. While there are many things that have impacted my life, I have been able to stay here and do my own work.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

New York is a place that can grind you down and spit you out. A true New Yorker doesn't get ground down - he gets polished.

I always give respect to and pay homage to New York, because I don't feel like I would be the player that I am today if it wasn't for New York City. It gives you a certain edge, a certain toughness just growing up in the city.

Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things.

I'm a New Yorker; I've paid my dues.

I grew up in New York City, and I'm a city boy, born and bred.

New York taught me everything.

Growing up in Manhattan has given me a thick skin.

One of the things I noticed while I lived in New York City was how different the kids and teens were that grew up there versus, you know, my suburban upbringing. They have this innate resilience and toughness to them, and they're incredibly self-sufficient, usually from a pretty young age.

I was born and raised in New York. My family has been in New York City since the Civil War. I have a ton of N.Y.C. in my DNA, from both sides of my family. I had a wonderful childhood in the city.

If man can live in Manhattan, he can live anywhere.

Living in Brooklyn it's a very fend-for-yourself place. Maybe it's made me a little bit harsh but I don't consider that to be pejorative.

I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.

I grew up in New York.

My parents, stupidly, always let me go downtown. This was pre-pager, even. It made me adventurous. I think it makes you tough.

Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.

There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poor homes have the advantage of thinking for ourselves and of knowing that when times get hard, things could always be worse.

I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed.

I grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side.

Those people in New York are not gonna change me none.

I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.

I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there.