“Kathleen Kelly: Once I read a story about a butterfly in the subway, and today, I saw one. It got on at 42nd, and off at 59th, where, I assume it was going to Bloomingdales to buy a hat that will turn out to be a mistake - as almost all hats are.”
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“Everyone has this sense of togetherness right now. For example, one guy on the subway today, he wanted to share my pants.”
David Letterman
“Once I saw a duck walking down the street so I went into Subway and ordered two pieces of bread, and they informed me that they could not do that, like there was some speical rule at Subway that two pieces of bread weren't allowed to touch. So the woman asked me what I wanted on the sandwich and I said I do not care it is for a duck, and she was like oh then it's free. I was not aware that ducks eat for free at Subway. It's like give me a chicken fajita sub, but don't worry about ringing it up, it is for a duck.”
Mitch Hedberg
“It is simply difficult to understand that anyone could believe that sophisticated terrorists trying to attack the subway system are going to be deterred. The only people being searched are innocent New Yorkers.”
Christopher Dunn
“[As mayor, he has promised to plant 1 million trees, to start building a subway to the ocean, and to take over the city's ailing school system, from which approximately 60 percent of Latinos and 50 percent of African-Americans drop out.] Antonio doesn't do politics for the purpose of political expediency, ... His thinking is guided by what's in his heart, gut, and head.”
Fabian Nunez
“You grow up quick when you're a kid from Queens, riding the subway by yourself, ... You see things. You have an awareness of your surroundings. I think that made me a little more observant than I otherwise would have been.”
Jon Daniels
“I practically fell off my seat on the subway this morning. I could not believe it.”
Iain Levine