Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist “So if you look at the writings of intellectuals, there are two kinds. One said, l"Look, if we fought harder we could have won.But the others, who were way at the left, people like Anthony Lewis of the New York Times, way out in left stream, his view in 1975 was the Vietnam war began with blundering efforts to do good. But by 1969, it was clear that it was a disaster, that was too costly to us.” Writing War New York ♥ 6
Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist “I think the press, by and large, is what we call "liberal". But of course what we call "liberal" means well to the right. "Liberal" means the "guardians of the gates". So the New York Times is "liberal" by, what's called, the standards of political discourse, New York Times is liberal, CBS is liberal. I don't disagree. I think they're moderately critical at the fringes. They're not totally subordinate to power, but they are very strict in how far you can go. And in fact, their liberalism serves an extremely important function in supporting power.” Thinking Mean New York ♥ 6
Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist “I don't even know if I ever knew - some sweatshop in Baltimore. I knew with my other relatives - some of the women were in the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and men were shop boys and things like that. I happened to be in Philadelphia, but the family was in New York. I could see what the union was doing for them.It really saved their lives.” Men Boys New York ♥ 6
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which it was already but too easy to arrive at; as railroads lead to Boston or New York. We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate.” Mean New York Texas ♥ 6
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “Let us settle ourselves, and work and wedge our feet downwards through the mud and slush of opinion and tradition, and pride and prejudice, appearance and delusion, through the alluvium which covers the globe, through poetry and philosophy and religion, through church and state, through Paris and London, through New York and Boston and Concord, till we come to a hard bottom that rocks in place which we can call reality and say, "This is and no mistake.” Mistake Philosophy New York ♥ 6
FW Fred Wilson Artist, Curator “New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable.” Real Technology New York ♥ 6
LS Lewis Schiff Businessman “Harkening back to a story about my grandfather, I was lucky to attend a great high school in New York, Bronx High School of Science, which has produced more Nobel prize winners than any other high school in America.” School America New York ♥ 6
Kevin Bacon Actor “As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive.” New York Break Up Make Or Break ♥ 6
Jeremy Lin Professional Basketball Player “New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food.” Cities New York Media ♥ 6
John F. Kennedy Politician “I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.” Thinking New York Media ♥ 6
John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist “When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing.” Country New York Travel ♥ 6
John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist “It isn't like the rest of the country - it is like a nation itself - more tolerant than the rest in a curious way. Littleness gets swallowed up here. All the viciousness that makes other cities vicious is sucked up and absorbed in New York.” Country Cities New York ♥ 6
