"I'm a New Yorker. I like the big streets and the big buildings. It's a great place to walk."

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Source : Interview with Christian Filardo, logger.believermag.com. November 27, 2013.

Ed Askew

#Building Quotes #Bigs Quotes #Walks Quotes

“... when personal happiness conflicts with any great human ideal, the right to claim such happiness is as nothing compared to the privilege of resigning it.”
“The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society. One of my favorite things to do as a young man was wander through the stacks of my hometown library. I'd just browse until I found something interesting. Libraries have definitely changed my life.”
“The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us.”
“Donâ€™t believe something just because you want to, and donâ€™t embrace an idea just because youâ€™ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.”
“With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today but for tomorrow.”
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”

Source : Romain Rolland (1914). “Jean-Christophe: Journey's End”
“If hearts really could sink, Kaylin's was busily rearranging her internal organs.”
“One does not beg for a glass of water from the devil.”

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