"New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've see it. It's true what they say-- it's the most wonderful city in the world."

-- Betty Smith

#New York Quotes #Cities Quotes #World Quotes

“Sleep sweetly in your humble graves,Sleep, martyrs of a fallen cause;Though yet no marble column cravesThe pilgrim here to pause.Stoop, angels, hither from the skies!There is no holier spot of groundThan where defeated valor lies,By mourning beauty crowned!”

Source : Henry Timrod, “Ode:Sung On The. Occasion Of Decorating The Graves Of The Confederate Dead”
“Millions of people around the world suffer daily from the harmful health and environmental impacts caused by indoor cooking fires and inefficient cookstoves. Together with the Global Alliance on Clean Cookstoves, we are taking action to address this critical problem and to promote a cleaner, healthier environment. I am pleased to celebrate the launch of this Alliance and proud to say that agencies from across the U.S. Federal Government will continue to play an important role in this initiative.”
“A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.”

Source : August Strindberg (2014). “The Son of a Servant”, p.181, The Floating Press
“I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century”
“Better have a black face than be worried about black deeds.”
“There's biology in everything, even when you're feeling spiritual.”
“She'll soon forget." "Caddy," said Saffron impatiently, "she is headmistress of the private school! She's probably never forgotten anything in her whole life!”

Source : Hilary McKay (2002). “Saffy's Angel”, p.64, Simon and Schuster
“I love finding EPs for bands that you just discover.”

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