Jim Croce Quotes
I never really thought of my neighborhood in South Philly as being a neighborhood; it was more a state of mind. For people who aren't familiar with those kinds of places, it's a whole different thing. Like, 42nd Street in New York City is a state of mind.
Quotes to Explore
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What was once underground is now coming to the surface.
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We are poor, feeble, and blind mortals when the eye of the Almighty looks through all worlds and by his power executes all things aright, and by his grace, he makes us all rich in Heavenly Gifts. In distress and in bereavements, we can look only to him. From mortals like ourselves we can derive no help.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
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I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.
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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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I was very skinny, braces; so I never thought I would be a model.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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With my projects, I really like the extreme high-tech stuff, but I also like the other end, the acoustic things. So it seems like those meet on an iPad, where you make shapes but the sounds coming out of it are really acoustic.
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When I was 16 or 17, when I started, I never even considered not doing a project. I just wanted to work.
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I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"
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I love Soundgarden, I love Rage Against the Machine, Simon & Garfunkel.
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I never really thought of my neighborhood in South Philly as being a neighborhood; it was more a state of mind. For people who aren't familiar with those kinds of places, it's a whole different thing. Like, 42nd Street in New York City is a state of mind.
