Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck - and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure.