Fast-Paced Lifestyle Quotes

I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.

We live in a time-crunched world, and just about everything we do seems to be urgent.

The first time I ever visited L.A., I wanted to move here. It's the land of opportunity.

Everyone is in such a hurry. People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the next house, the next job. Then they find those things are empty, too, and they keep running. Once you start running, it’s hard to slow yourself down.

Man, my days in Oakdale were a whirlwind.

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping pace With the headlong human race

I won't mention the word tired. This is the 20th century and I can go around a little faster.

When I think of New York I have a very different feeling. New York makes even a rich man feel his unimportance. New York is cold, glittering, malign. The buildings dominate. There is a sort of atomic frenzy to the activity going on; the more furious the pace, the more diminished the spirit. A constant ferment, but it might just as well be going on in a test tube. Nobody knows what it's all about. Nobody directs the energy. Stupendous. Bizarre, Baffling. A tremendous reactive urge, but absolutely uncoordinated.

I like New York. There are similarities with London that make it feel rather like home, but at the same time it's slightly fictional.

I'm still in love with New York. It's like a dream: there's so much to do, so much culture.

I'm a New Yorker, and working in New York was divine for me. I loved working there and going to work there, which I've been able to do three or four times in my career, and I just love it. It's my favorite.

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?

I love New York. I love working here.

I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It's a metropolis, so it's representative of Holland, but only a part of it - you know, it's more extreme, there's more happening, it's more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is.

I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft.

New York is a weird place.

New York gets under your skin, and I think once you've fallen in love with New York, you take that with you. I love New York.

I don't like a big city.

As a kid growing up in a small town in Washington State, my only exposure to New York City was through movies. The town with its towering skyscrapers, fascinating people and teeming energy absolutely captivated me.

Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right.

New York City is my favorite city in the world.

I don't get to sleep when I'm in New York. Really. I'm living on adrenaline.

There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.

Fast food is both evil and genius. Because of it we can feed a large number of people fairly decently at an affordable price. However, all the artificial flavors and artificial ingredients in some of their products are unacceptable. And it's designed so you can eat fast so you get back to work more quickly. Not good.

I live in New York City. Since 1983, this is my home. It is my heart, it is my home, and it is the city that I love. I enjoy many places and many opportunities, but I absolutely adore New York City.