New York City quotes

Explore the bustling metropolis of New York City with quotes that capture its vibrant spirit, iconic landmarks, and diverse culture. Discover the essence of the Big Apple through words.

The best reason to paint is that there is no reason to paint... I'd like to pretend that I've never seen anything, never read anything, never heard anything... and then make something... Every time I make something I think about the people who are going to see it and every time I see something, I think about the person who made it... Nothing is important... so everything is important.

- Keith Haring

Perception precedes reality.

- Andy Warhol

Work is all I have and art is more important than life.

- Keith Haring

My wife was a major obstacle. She said, 'If you do it, we're through. We need you in this house.

- John Gotti

Let’s just say the government is telling the truth and I’m the boss.

- John Gotti

If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter.

- John Gotti

If I was home I’d throw him off a building. I mean that’s the only thing they understand.

- John Gotti

I'm happy. I'm financially ruined, but what are you gonna do?

- John Gotti

I think you'd be better off with a lawyer who has no conflict problems.

- John Gotti

I think the brand mark would be sincerity.

- John Gotti

I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.

- John Gotti

I am thankful to finally be reunited with my wife and five children. I did my time in prison and moved on with my life. I hope and pray that everyone will try to understand that my past is behind me and to please focus on my future and what I do from here on out.

- John Gotti

He who is deaf, blind & silent, lives a thousand years in peace.

- John Gotti

Don’t carry a gun. It’s nice to have them close by, but don’t carry them. You might get arrested.

- John Gotti

When I die there is nobody to take my place.

- Keith Haring

Look poor, think rich.

- Andy Warhol

Art is for everybody.

- Keith Haring

I am not a beginning. I am not an end. I am a link in a chain.

- Keith Haring

People, I realize, cannot live like a patch of grass. They could, I suppose, at one time, but we are so far removed from that time that it is hard to conceive. People can, however, live their lives with the realization that they are constantly changing, products of their changing environment and changing situations, and time. They can live, at least, in harmony with the knowledge and co-exist with it instead of working against it.

- Keith Haring

We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.

- Billy Joel