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David Maraniss

"Well, here you had a city that was selling more cars than ever before, that had this wondrous music being created, that was so vital to the labor and civil rights of this country, and yet it was dying and didn't see it, except for some sociologist at Wayne State University who predicted that Detroit was losing population by a half-million by the end of that '60s decade, and that that trend would continue taking away its tax base."

Source : "Super Bowl Commercial Inspires Maraniss To Write About Detroit's Better Times". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. January 14, 2016.

David Maraniss

#Country Quotes #Rights Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill.”
“I'm actually a lot happier because I work as a teacher; more than just a capitalist making money for myself.”
“I'll say one thing about an oil boom; it will teach a kid that Life's a pretty rotten thing as quick as anything I can think of.”
“Being an artist is a very long game. It is not a 10-year game. I hope I'll be around making art when I'm 80”
“All art is advertising. It stands for a particular point of view. Art that exploits badness is advertising badness.”
“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”
“CDs are usually an hour long because that's the amount a CD could hold - not because that's the optimal amount of time for any given musical expression.”
“A sharp sense of the ironic can be the equivalent of the faith that moves mountains. Far more quicky than reason or logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.”

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