"It's a dirty little secret that most New Yorkers are pleasant, thoughtful, patient, and polite. The Chamber of Commerce must work overtime to maintain the surly, off-putting image that is widely believed to define the city. In truth, niceness is nearly epidemic in this town."

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Source : Judith Kelman (2004). “Every Step You Take”, Jove Publications

Judith Kelman

#Dirty Quotes #Thoughtful Quotes #Epidemics Quotes

“Today three-quarters of the Palestinian people are displaced: there are 5 million Palestinian refugees throughout the world.”

Source : "1967: Our rights have to be recognised" by Ismail Haniyeh, www.theguardian.com. June 5, 2007.
“Wow my sister has changed. She used to whip her ***** out for no reason. Now she does it to feed her child.”

Source : Khloé‏ @khloekardashian, twitter.com. February 11, 2010.
“One of the great myths in America is that sports build character. They can and they should. Indeed, sports may be the perfect venue in which to build character. But sports don't build character unless a coach possesses character and intentionally teaches it. Sports can team with ethics and character and spirituality; virtuous coaching can integrate the body with the heart, the mind, and the soul.”
“The problem right now is jobs. The problem right now is the economy and economic growth.”
“Trials show us where we are and where we need to grow. Dont run from them, grow from them.”
“Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.”
“The first lady of Uganda is a devoted evangelical and beloved by the faith community. At an evangelical conference in Argentina, one minister said, "Mama Janet has given us the keys to Africa." She has done that by creating a nation that has embraced a Dominionist form of Christianity that believes that Christians have a God-given right to rule the world.”
“To create is to resist, to resist is to create.”

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