Brooklyn Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old brooklyn quotes, brooklyn sayings, and brooklyn proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it. Will Rogers
We wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had a chance to get it out. When they tore down Ebbets Field, they tore down a little piece of me. Duke Snider
Poor thing. To die and never see Brooklyn. Anne Sexton
Where I grew up in Brooklyn, nobody committed suicide. Everyone was too unhappy. Woody Allen
We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion. David Beckham
The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night. Bob Dole
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
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
People from Brooklyn grow up with a certain common sense. If it doesn't ring true, it's not true. Judy Sheindlin
Brooklyn praise is half slander. Mark Twain
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way. The Notorious B.I.G
Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were. Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn has become a brand, and it represents something, and there is this tension between the old and new world. Eliza Hittman
Brooklyn is the only place where a guy can open up a candy store sell no candy and gross over eight million dollars a year. Richard Jeni
Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan. Jonathan Franzen
Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening. Waris Dirie
Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York. Patrick Ewing