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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.

One reason I encourage people to blog is that the act of doing it stretches your available vocabulary and hones a new voice.

Quotes by Seth Godin

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same subject.

Quotes by Sergio Aragones

I have 40 years of unpublished material, the ones they don't pick, and the reason I don't redraw them or use them again is that I like to use my brain every day and come up with new jokes.

Quotes by Sergio Aragones

We don't really believe there's much room for the creation of new currencies if there is no real backing for a hard and credible issuer of that currency.

Quotes by Sergio Ermotti

Parisians overwhelmingly buy small cars. And it's not because people are petite, but because fuel is drop-dead expensive. Gasoline costs more than twice as much in Paris as in New York.

Quotes by Serge Schmemann

We are categorically against any new military nuclear power, be it Iran, be it North Korea, be it anyone.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

In the development of antibiotics, the soil microbiological population has contributed more than its share. It is to the soil that the microbiologists came in search of new antibacterial agents.

Quotes by Selman Waksman

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Quotes by Seneca

Don't be in denial. Police misconduct is nothing new, but the technology we have to capture it is. Nearly everyone is now equipped with a smartphone with a camera, so these incidents are more readily caught on film.

Quotes by Seph Lawless

Even as a college professor at Carnegie Mellon and Stanford, I saw myself as an entrepreneur, and I went out, took risks, and tried to invent new things, such as participating in the DARPA Grand Challenge and working on self-driving...

Quotes by Sebastian Thrun

I grew up in New York where there is such a different variety of people.

Quotes by Selenis Leyva

Honestly, six months before getting 'Orange Is the New Black,' I remember telling my manager I was done.

Quotes by Selenis Leyva

Would you take anybody's views on Christianity seriously if they hadn't read the New Testament? Of course you wouldn't. So I read the Koran.

Quotes by Sebastian Gorka

I was always making new friends, then losing them.

Quotes by Sebastian Lelio

If we can map the retina, that will help us understand how it functions in vision, as well as devise new ways of repairing its malfunctions. And if we can really figure out the retina, perhaps we will have a...

Quotes by Sebastian Seung

I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over to New York in '95.

Quotes by Sebastian Stan

When I was getting ready for the release of 'Deadline,' when it was coming out soon, I decided that the appropriate way to get people excited about the book would be to write a novella in 30 pieces and publish...

Quotes by Seanan McGuire

Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two years after they ran, and I was aware of the show's cancellation before the characters themselves knew, at...

Quotes by Seanan McGuire

No, if it was up to me every record would be brand new studio material but Atlantic records asked me to put out a full live record because my tour really did do well last year.

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

So, it ended up being what you have there, seven songs brand new and ten live songs which is a good mix.

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

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.