"New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner."

-- Ruta Sepetys

#Cities Quotes #America Quotes #New Orleans Quotes

“When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“He wondered what kind of blueprint beavers had for creating such a structure-or did they simply start aimlessly weaving stuff together until they had a dam? Did they even think about creating a dam? Maybe dams were simply accidents that resulted from their fooling around, much like the Army Corps of Engineers' accomplishments.”

Source : Patrick F. McManus (2011). “The Huckleberry Murders: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery”, p.124, Simon and Schuster
“The price that must be paid for mastery is discipline. No one achieves lasting success without it. So from the moment you awake each day, devote yourself to the perfection of whatever you pursue. Do this and you will achieve self-mastery. Achieve self-mastery and you will have the makings of a great leader... Discipline is all about cultivating powerful habits that become part of your lifestyle.”
“It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.”
“An unforgettable tale of love, lust, faith, betrayal, and redemption. A powerful, mesmerizing suspense novel-a tour de force!”
“I've come a long way to get nowhere at all, I thought. And I've spent everything I have to get here.”
“Forgive and be happy. That is the ancient secret?the only wisdom ever to be attained.”
“The Negro cannot count forever on the kind of restraint that's thus far left him free to clog the streets, disrupt traffic, and interfere with other men's rights.”

Source : Jesse Helms (1984). “"A Lot of Human Beings Have Been Born Bums": 20 Years of the Words of Senator No”, Carolina Indepnt Publication Corporation

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