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New Quotes

On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.

Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.

Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability to travel in space using chemical rockets. To achieve anything near the speed of light we will need a new energy source and a new propellant. Nuclear...

Quotes by Wilson Greatbatch

History has repeatedly shown that when a new method or material becomes available, new uses for it arise.

Quotes by Wilson Greatbatch

When Octavia was introduced in India in 2001, it had opened up new segments.

Quotes by Winfried Vahland

Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.

Quotes by Willow Bay

New forms of media - first movies, then television, talk radio and now the Internet - tend to challenge traditional codes of conduct. They flout convention, shake up the status quo and sometimes provoke outrage.

Quotes by Willow Bay

When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.

Quotes by Willy Bogner, Jr.

I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.

Quotes by William Wyler

The great 'New York Times' columnist Dave Anderson famously slept one year in a child's race-car bed. There he was, Pulitzer Prize and all, snoring as his feet dangled over the rear tires of Lightning McQueen.

Quotes by Willie Geist

When you live in New York City, you run up a long list of things you've been meaning to do.

Quotes by Willie Geist

High on the list of things I've been meaning to do since I moved to New York in 2004 is going up to a Columbia University football game.

Quotes by Willie Geist

The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require for explaining a new class of facts are already contained in our system. In false theories, the contrary is the case.

Quotes by William Whewell

Next to the pleasure of finding a new mistress is that of being rid of an old one.

Quotes by William Wycherley

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.

Quotes by William Thomas

Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.

Quotes by William Throsby Bridges

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

Quotes by William Standish Knowles

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

Quotes by William Styron

Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new.

Quotes by William Temple

Gradually the live TV scene simmered out, replaced by film, and that took place in L.A. So many actors left New York.

Quotes by William Shatner

The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time.

Quotes by William Safire

I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.

Quotes by William Safire

Frequently Asked Questions

What ties these quotes together under "New"?
Most reference New York specifically - growing up in the Bronx, moving back to the city after college, and comparing Berkeley to "Paris or the south of France or New York." For more quotes about places and cities, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote here about loving a city?
Yes: "I liked Berkeley tremendously, Berkeley was a very leftist campus. I came to love that city as much as I love Paris or the south of France or New York." For more quotes on cities, see City.
Does this page include reflections on moving somewhere new?
Yes, one quote describes returning to New York after college "where I didn't really know that many people," and feeling that the world felt "very atomized" - a reflection on starting over in an unfamiliar place.
Is there anything here about personal background or upbringing?
Yes, one quote traces a New York upbringing directly: "I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York." For more first-person reflections, browse Me quotes.
Where can I find more quotes about affection for a place?
The Berkeley/Paris comparison quote on this page touches on that feeling - for more, try Love quotes.

If starting over resonates with you, our Love quotes and Like quotes touch on related feelings of attachment and preference in unfamiliar circumstances.