"I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds."

-- Barbara Jordan

#Party Quotes #Thinking Quotes #America Quotes

“Worship is giving God the best that He has given you.”
“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
“The distribution of wealth is even more unequal than that of income. ...The wealthiest 5% of American households held 54% of all wealth reported in the 1989 survey. Their share rose to 61% in 2010 and reached 63% in 2013. By contrast, the rest of those in the top half of the wealth distribution Â—families that in 2013 had a net worth between $81,000 and $1.9 million Â—held 43% of wealth in 1989 and only 36% in 2013.”
“Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it.”
“I'm always surprised at how many people remember me from 'Degrassi.'”
“Sometimes God allows us to be tested because He's preparing us for promotion.”
“The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken. I have never before had occasion to make the comparison, for never before today have I seen a head in a roasting pan.”

Source : Mary Roach (2012). “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”, p.14, Penguin UK
“No generation is interested in art in quite the same way as any other; each generation, like each individual, brings to the contemplation of art its own categories of appreciation, makes its own demands upon art, and has its own uses for art.”

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