Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coterminous with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the most-populous county in the state, the second-most densely populated county in the United States, and New York City’s most populous borough, with an estimated 2,648,403 residents in 2020. Profoundly inspirational Brooklyn quotes will make you look at life differently and help you live a meaningful life.
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Famous Brooklyn Quotes
Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way. The Notorious B.I.G.
Brooklyn’s good. Brooklyn’s funky. Brooklyn’s happening. Waris Dirie
Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were. Pee Wee Reese
Everyone who does not live in Berlin lives in Brooklyn now. Don DeLillo
I’m a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there. Robert Jay Lifton
I’m just a simple kid from Brooklyn who landed into the most enchanted lifestyle imaginable. Michael Musto
And so there I was living in California from Brooklyn, New York, and it was this whole new world for me and I was meeting vegetarians. I thought, let me try this vegetarian thing. I got really into that. Warren Cuccurullo
People from Brooklyn grow up with a certain common sense. If it doesn’t ring true, it’s not true. Judy Sheindlin
I’m from Brooklyn. I grew up very poor seven people, four rooms. My dad had no education. Peter Criss
Even though I grew up as a Sephardic Jew in Brooklyn where we ate Syrian food and went to temple, it was still America. Isaac Mizrahi
I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn’t born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge. Ken Burns
When I was trekking across Brooklyn, looking for MC battles and there were plenty of them I never dreamed I’d be at this podium. GZA
I’ve lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice. Ellen Burstyn
Comparing the Brooklyn that I know with Manhattan is like comparing a comfortable and complacent duenna to her more brilliant and neurotic sister. Carson McCullers
I’m just a simple kid from Brooklyn who landed into the most enchanted lifestyle imaginable. Michael Musto
It meant that she belonged to some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn’t want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that. Betty Smith
Well when I was young, when I was very young, when I was a little boy I don’t remember the music I heard, but there was an article in the Brooklyn Daily written by my Aunt about how I could choose phonograph records. Elliott Carter
Brooklyn was a dream. All the things that happened there just couldn’t happen. It was all dream stuff. Or was it all real and true and was it that she, Francie, was the dreamer? Betty Smith
I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we really, it’s more southern. It’s Naples and Sicily. It’s heavier. It’s over spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius. Debi Mazar
I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values. Al Sharpton
The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments everywhere. It might be the worst department now, and yet at one point it was the best in the country. Ad Reinhardt
The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together. Al Smith
When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career. Ernie Harwell
Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. William F. Buckley, Jr.
I’ve chosen not to live in Hollywood, and instead I live in Brooklyn, New York. It’s how I like to live. I’d rather hang out with my kids and family when I’m not working. Going to premieres is not my idea of a fun night out. Jennifer Connelly
I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it. Will Rogers
The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night. Bob Dole
I once started out to walk around the world but ended up in Brooklyn, that Bridge was too much for me. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don’t hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, It’s two for the show, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, For the boats that pass below. Darren Hanlon
Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. William F. Buckley, Jr.
George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally. George Washington Bridge, who does that? John Goodman
I think I want to move forward. I want to move to Brooklyn and find a business Italian guy to take care of me. Nicole Polizzi
Spring and fall in New York are the best seasons here to get out and about. I like the little park in Dumbo between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge. I like Prospect Park. Paul Dano
The world was hers for the reading. Betty Smith
Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most exhilarating experiences I’ve ever had. The view is breathtaking. Seann William Scott
But this tree in the yard this tree that men chopped down this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up it’s stump this tree lived! It lived! And nothing could destroy it. Betty Smith
When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, She’s more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge. Helen Hayes
Lacey didn’t like it, even though he was born here, I understand. I mean, he was born in Brooklyn. He told the staff that they better prepare themselves to say goodbye to some of their friends. Sydney Schanberg
Brooklyn is a very weird borough. Keeth Smart
In Brooklyn, it was as though you were in your own little bubble. You were all part of one big, but very close family, and the Dodgers were the main topic of everybody’s conversations and you could sense the affection people had for you. I don’t know that such a thing exists anymore. Don Drysdale
I love Brooklyn; it’s a part of who you are. Paul Dano
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn’t change that experience for anything. Neil Diamond
Don’t worry about Brooklyn, I continue to flame. Jay Z
Brooklyn praise is half slander. Mark Twain
I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn. Barbara Stanwyck
I know there’s Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening. Theo James
Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan. Jonathan Franzen
Brooklyn was a dream. All the things that happened there just couldn’t happen. It was all dream stuff. Or was it all real and true and was it that she, Francie, was the dreamer? Betty Smith
At all events there is in Brooklyn something that makes me feel at home. Marianne Moore
I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet. David Beckham
Born in Brooklyn, got a place in Manhattan, going back to Brooklyn to escape the madness. Jay Z
Dear God, she prayed, let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Betty Smith
Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn’t change that experience for anything. Neil Diamond
By then I was in Brooklyn and drank my way through that summer. I stopped when I got sick of that and got a job at the Strand bookstore, which was a little better than the tax job. Robert Quine
Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were. Pee Wee Reese
I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it. Will Rogers
Manhattan is like Beverly Hills. And the soul of New York has moved to Brooklyn, where everything new and exciting seems to be. Alec Baldwin
I went to an art school in Brooklyn and painted Fine Art, if thats what youd call it for eight years in New York, until I saw the first underground comics in the East Village Other. Bill Griffith
I’ve lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice. Ellen Burstyn
I’m shooting in Brooklyn, we’ve got all kinds of crap going on, and I’m all alone now in a big hotel suite that you can’t believe the size of it and a thing sticks in my foot and I just think it’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to me. Danny DeVito
I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don’t try to make me into something I’m not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl. Barbara Stanwyck
My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town. Herbie Mann
In Brooklyn, it was as though you were in your own little bubble. You were all part of one big, but very close family, and the Dodgers were the main topic of everybody’s conversations and you could sense the affection people had for you. I don’t know that such a thing exists anymore. Don Drysdale
I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney. Star Jones
Sometimes I feel like my only friend, is the city I live in, is beautiful Brooklyn. Mos Def
And when we used to play and fight in the streets in Brooklyn and I would get hurt or something, my mother would always come out and save me. So that sort of postponed the inevitable about getting a good beating, without having somebody to come and save you. Sanford I. Weill
I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney. Star Jones
I grew up to the sound of live music in our Brooklyn household. Tony Visconti
That’s my favorite place in the world, so far, that I’ve seen. I haven’t travelled much, but I don’t think I’ll find anything to replace Brooklyn. Marilyn Monroe
My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Dave Van Ronk
Even with all of its changing, Brooklyn’s architecture still feels like home, the language feels like home. It’s changing so quickly that it’s surprising. It’s surprising still, when someone looks kind of askance to see me walking towards them. Jacqueline Woodson
Even though I grew up as a Sephardic Jew in Brooklyn where we ate Syrian food and went to temple, it was still America. Isaac Mizrahi
I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant. Anthony Bourdain
After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully independent researcher began. Rudolph A. Marcus
Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx and miracles began to happen. David Wilkerson
I went to Brooklyn College and met this beautiful Jewish girl named Merle, with dark hair, exotic looking and brilliant. So we got married and had three children. Dominic Chianese
I have a very resilient Brooklyn personality that allows me to stay thick skinned and focused on my mission and goals. Linda Sarsour
I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress. Emanuel Celler
Shooting in Brooklyn is like opening a time capsule. Nothing has changed. Everything looks like it did in the eighties. Freddie Prinze Jr.
I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years. Herbie Mann
He’d get lost if he tried to find his way back to New York from her neighborhood. Brooklyn was tricky that way. You had to live there in order to find your way about. Betty Smith
I grew up in Brooklyn. Johnny Kelly
Late June in Brooklyn is like the very beginning of a party when the music is really good, but you know that it’s about to get way better, so you just do a little two step before the real turn up starts. Ibi Zoboi
I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs. Connie Stevens
In Brooklyn, it was as though you were in your own little bubble. You were all part of one big, but very close family, and the Dodgers were the main topic of everybody’s conversations and you could sense the affection people had for you. Don Drysdale
