"the fundamental principle [of settlement work] remains: that people shall take up their residence in industrial communities, giving what they may have of public spirit, and partaking of the life about them; preserving their identity as individuals and endeavoring to keep the settlement free from the institutional form of philanthropic work. ... the relationship is reciprocal ..."

-- Lillian Wald

#People Quotes #Giving Quotes #Community Quotes

“I've got a nine iron that says otherwise.”
“Most guys who don't like me are either Democrats or Yankee fans.”

Source : Interview with Jim Rome, thespitter.com. March 8, 2016.
“Radio astronomers study radio waves from space using sensitive antennas and receivers, which give them precise information about what an astronomical object is and where it is in our night sky. And just like the signals that we send and receive here on Earth, we can convert these transmissions into sound using simple analog techniques.”
“The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.”

Source : "Fictional character: Ratso Rizzo". "Midnight Cowboy", www.imdb.com. 1969.
“You can't get more by going for less.”
“When Švejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies get so angry when they're kept there. You can crawl naked on the floor, howl like a jackal, rage and bite. If anyone did this anywhere on the promenade people would be astonished, but there it's the most common or garden thing to do. There's a freedom there which not even Socialists have ever dreamed of.”

Source : Jaroslav Hašek (1993). “The Good Soldier Svejk”, Everyman's Library
“We get up in the morning.Â We do our best.Â Nothing else matters.”
“I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.”

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