Walt Whitman Quotes

The world financial plaza needs a new quote on their fences on the Hudson River. At the moment the quote in the fence says, "City of the Sea!¦City of wharves and stores-city of tall facades of marble and iron! Proud and passionate city! mettlesome, mad, extravagant city!" It is always good to change things up. The quote should be changed, but it should still come from the famous words of Walt Whitman. As everyone knows New York City is one of the most competitive places on earth. You need to be on your A game or you are dead in the water. The quote should be related competition and victory. The quote should be from Whitman’s poem “City of Ships.” The quote should be from the second to last line in the writing stating, “In peace I chanted peace, but now the drum of war is mine.” This quote shows how all white collared workers are always fighting to be the best and doing whatever they can to beat their opponents. Workers on Wall Street before the market opens are very peaceful, and when the clock strikes 8 AM it is like war on the floor of the stock exchange. They do whatever it …show more content…
This first quote would be a great idea because it’s saying this great city is not where agricultural work is done, nor anything to do with farmers but for the people who think to make a farmer’s job easier. People in NYC think of ways to make other’s job easier. They find ways to save money for others while producing more of a product. The second quote is also a great idea because when you are in NYC, you can be yourself. You don’t have to try to fit in with others, but be yourself. If you try to be yourself in this great city there is a better chance you will be