Jersey quotes

Jersey

99 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

99 quotes
Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck Humorist, Writer

"Those magazine dieting stories always have the testimonial of a woman who wore a dress that could slipcover New Jersey in one photo and thirty days later looked like a well-dressed thermometer."

Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian

"The results of a new study are out this week saying that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in the country. The study has a margin of error of 100 percent."

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Andre Benjamin Musician, Actor
Jersey

"If you look at old football pictures, the jerseys were hanging, the sleeves were dangling, but now everything is tucked and tailored."

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George R. R. Martin Novelist, Screenwriter
Jersey

"I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. I grew up in the projects. I never went anywhere. But I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read."

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Kanye West Rapper, Producer, Fashion Designer
Jersey

"It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs."

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Patti Smith Musician
Jersey

"I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else."

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Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian
Jersey

"A new report reveals that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spent over $82,000 on food at NFL games. Christie said, 'Hey, both of those games went into overtime.'"

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Orhan Pamuk Novelist, Screenwriter
Jersey

"The image that I remember most of all is of the Fenerbahçe players storming into the stadium before kickoff. They were called the canaries because of their yellow jerseys. It was as if they, like canaries, were fluttering into the stadium out of a hole. I loved it. It was poetry."

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