Ken Livingstone Quotes
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
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Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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All the terrorists are basically migrants.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.
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My favorite thing before going to school was watching 'Full House,' 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' and 'Boy Meets World.'
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I really like clever men who challenge you.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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Remember that you have to be happy to make other people happy. Don't get weighed down by duty, guilt, and responsibility all the time.
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If you have an extreme character, you need normal characters to contrast them. Sherlock Holmes certainly needed a Dr. Watson. And Pippi Longstocking, who supposedly inspired Lisbeth Salander, needed Tommy and Annika, the normal middle-class neighbors.
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I like acting for myself as a director. I act and I know that I'll have a chance to have some say in what gets used and that I'll be able to give myself enough takes and be on the same page as myself about how the scene should play.
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None of us are good or evil, and that frustrates us because we want to see others as wearing a white hat or black hat. My hat is grey.
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World wide capitalism kills more people everyday then Hitler did. And he was crazy.