"One of the weird things about L.A. is that there's always a set of negative perceptions that attaches itself to this city."

-- Matthew Specktor

#Cities Quotes #Perception Quotes #Negative Quotes

“I lift weights four times a week, usually run five days a week.”
“Who would not have been laughed at if he had said in 1800 that metals could be extracted from their ores by electricity or that portraits could be drawn by chemistry.”
“No honest theologian therefore can deny that his acceptance of Jesus as Christ logically binds every Christian to a belief in reincarnation - in Elias case (who was later John the Baptist) at least.”
“People make mistakes all the time. We learn and grow. If theres patience and love, and you care for people, you can work them through it, and they can find their greatest heights.”
“Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things.”

Source : Ana Castillo (2000). “Peel My Love Like an Onion: A Novel”, Anchor
“I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance.”
“It's poor judgment', said Grandpa 'to call anything by a name. We don't know what a hobgoblin or a vampire or a troll is. Could be lots of things. You can't heave them into categories with labels and say they'll act one way or another. That'd be silly. They're people. People who do things. Yes, that's the way to put it. People who *do* things.”
“The only thing worse than being exploited by capitalism is not being exploited by capitalism.”

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