"Those 4 guys in the late 60's who attacked a jewel merchant on New York's West 46th St. on the sidewalk, so they could steal his jewel-filled station wagon, which they abandoned 2 blocks later because none of them could drive a stick shift. Where would I be without such people?"

-- Donald E. Westlake

#New York Quotes #Block Quotes #Jewels Quotes

“Women tend to live longer than men do. Women tend to have, unfortunately, their salaries peaked sooner than men's do. Both of these things are extraordinarily important in putting together financial and investing plans for women.”

Source : "Venus Williams And Sallie Krawcheck Want Women To Invest". "All Things Considered" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 18, 201.
“You can't have a discussion about Israel and the region without including Iran and their nuclear ambitions.”
“There's people outside our house; you get followed by photographers; you can't go out and have a cup of coffee with a friend without someone coming up to you.”

Source : "Jack's Addiction: Jack Osbourne Talks About His Addiction And Recovery". Interview with MTV News' Gideon Yago, 2003.
“I'm not the most talkative guy in the world.”
“You should be afraid. Very afraid. Before, I told you if you wanted to end things between us, I would let you go, but, Leila"--his voice deepened--"I lied.”
“For the sake of public discourse, for the demands of the free market, and for the value we place in citizen advocacy, Rush Limbaugh must go.”

Source : "Long Time Coming: Why Rush Limbaugh Must Go" by Christine Pelosi, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.
“What excuses stand in your way? How can you eliminate them?”
“None of us should be ashamed to speak of our class power or lack of it. Overcoming fear, even the fear of being immodest, and acting courageously to bring issues of class- especially radical standpoints â€“ into the discourse of blackness is a gesture of militant defiance, one that runs counter to bourgeois insistence that we think of â€œmoneyâ€ in particular and class in general as private matters.”

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