Jane Jacobs Quotes
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I lived in a neighborhood where there weren't many kids. I had a couple sisters, but I was very much a loner. Whatever film I had seen that day or that week, I would completely find myself in that world.
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I loved anything to do with animals from a very early age.
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For years, I have repeatedly said that Maryland taxpayers were being overtaxed and overcharged.
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The Irish Government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse.
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The key step for an infielder is the first one... but before the ball is hit.
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I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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If I was a state, I would like to see education left to the schools themselves, but I don't want the federal government involved in education. I think that it ends up setting standards that cost you time and money and don't make any difference in education. I want to stop that.
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But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.
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You question yourself all the time as a footballer. You have to focus on the positives.
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Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.
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In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.
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Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person - do it right now - then you're not going to be successful. I like that kind of mentality.
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Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
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A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.
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Poor people and most of the middle class are not willing to be uncomfortable. Remember, being comfortable is their biggest priority in life... The only time you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort zone.
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The devils enter uninvited when the house stands empty. For other kinds of guests, you have to first open the door.
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I have an insatiable palate. I'll try anything once, with an open mind. However, there is a special place in my heart for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Don't get me wrong, I've sampled specialty Mac & Cheese all over the world, but nothing competes with the stuff I grew up on.
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I think that Harold MacMillan is a very intelligent man, who, as so often happens in politics, achieved supreme power too late.
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In wretched outcomes, the devil is in the details.
