"Some people are doomed from birth because their environment is so toxic."

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Source : Charlie LeDuff (2013). “Detroit: An American Autopsy”, p.170, Penguin

Charlie LeDuff

#People Quotes #Toxic Quotes #Birth Quotes

“I want the world to be better because I was here. I want my life, I want my work, my family, I want it to mean something and if you are not making someone else's life better then you are wasting your time.”
“Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.”
“Things go in cycles. It's like fashion, like flares go out then skinny jeans come in, people want something fresh. It's the strongest ever urban scene at the moment and I hope it can progress and keep getting stronger and be the base for something larger.”
“Microsoft develops a lot of software that allows people to realize their potential.”

Source : Source: arfakarim.wordpress.com
“For most of the nineteen-seventies, the official route map of the New York City subway system was a beautiful thing.”

Source : "The Vignelli Subway Map Goes Digital" by Paul Goldberger, www.newyorker.com. September 23, 2011.
“I always go back to theatre. It's probably where I'll draw my last breath.”
“Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.”
“It's always darkness before the dawn.”

Source : "Song: 'Shake It Out!'". 2011.

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