Frances Beinecke Quotes

From reinforcing beaches in the Rockaways to installing generators at the Coney Island Houses and sealing holes in the subway system, New York is fortifying our ability to withstand future storm surges.

Frances Beinecke

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FutureStormNew YorkNewIsland

I didn't go through the routine of singing in small clubs and doing open mics and working so hard the way a lot of people do and did. It was just an overnight kind of thing.

Joan Baez

PeopleSingingSmallDoingRoutine

I would absolutely love to do something with Viola Davis or Meryl Streep. I just think both of those women fall so deep into their characters that you are no longer looking at the actresses, you are looking at the characters they embraced.

Meagan Tandy

LoveWomenLookingDeepThinkYou

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.

Michael Bloomberg

LifeRespectAcceptanceCityLiving

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.

Simone Weil

ArtLikeMostFabricationWorks

The good thing about Twitter is that there's not so much of a wall between you and your fan base. They can interact with you, and it makes them more endeared to you when you interact with them. It's really fun in that way.

Sinqua Walls

GoodFunYouWallWayMore

I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots, but I'm more interested in poetry that is like an endless film, long stories, things that weave together many different strands, like a big piece of cloth, not like a photograph.

Robert Bringhurst

TogetherPoetryThinkLongKnowBig

I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly.

Ruth Ozeki

ThinkYouWayWriteGoingWriter

I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness.

Rosie O'Donnell

LoveKindnessChildrenConsistency

I always wanted to be different. I always wanted to be first.

Miuccia Prada

Be DifferentFirstAlwaysDifferent

It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy.

Chubby Checker

LiveMusicTimeMeSurviveEasy

I think what's interesting about the whole paparazzi thing is that unless you're Brad Pitt or Madonna, you can pretty much avoid it. You know when you're going to an opening that you will be photographed, so that's fine. And you know the restaurants that have paparazzi, so you don't go to them.

Annette Bening

ThinkInterestingYouGoKnowWill

Well, today people have to be self-reliant if they want a secure retirement income.

Scott Cook

TodayPeopleRetirementWantWell

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