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It's really hard to be poor in New York - I was really poor when I lived in New York.

And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries, Nations, etc.

The people really are what make New York City great.

I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes.

New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce.

Part of this country's problem is that people from New York City - Wall Streeters - don't think about the little guy who can't afford things.

In Manhattan, and its true on some level till this day; its a whole different mentality from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, which I didn't know at the time - because you basically just know your neighborhood.

I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.

I live in a little suburb close to Kansas City called Prairie Village, where there's a feeling of everybody knowing everybody else. I think the same thing is true of New York City, by the way.

I've still got family members living below the poverty line in New York.