"New Orleans is one of the two most ingrown, self-obsessed little cities in the United States. (The other is San Francisco.)"

-- Nora Ephron

#Self Quotes #Cities Quotes #Two Quotes

“The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a But.”
“I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together.”
“When I have a breakthrough in music and I hear the melody in my hands: that's when I get compelled - something in my gut just has to rise up and sing and put something to that.”
“We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive.”
“He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent individual at the proper time.”
“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.”

Source : Erica Bauermeister (2009). “The School of Essential Ingredients”, p.94, Penguin
“Ayatollah Khamenei actually is not the most powerful person in Iran. He does not make nuclear policy. He does not make security policy. He is one voice among many and not even the most important voice by any means.When nuclear strategy is being discussed in Iran, he is not the dominant figure to make things happen. So I think this sense which he has created to a considerable degree by his own self-promotion has made him the center of attention when, in fact, the real center of activity is some place else.”
“The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.”

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