"I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day."

-- Jonathan Ames

#New York Quotes #Distance Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.”
“Don't just exist, be a part of life.”
“We've seen in terms of the reaction to some proposals in the Budget already how resistant that public opinion is to, first of all, a public comprehension of the new paradigm in which we have to operate; and secondly, to the rationale for the decisions that we're taking and the reason for those decisions to be implemented and followed through.”

Source : Speech at the First Business Roundtable with the Government of Ireland, the Conrad Hotel, Dublin, www.taoiseach.gov.ie. October 30, 2008.
“Happiness when sustained too long in print can rightly be construed as sappiness...”
“The meek shall inherit the earth. They won't have the nerve to refuse it.”
“I've decided that the worst part of loneliness isn't being alone. It's being forgotten.”
“I'm not going to talk about Picasso. I have done my duty to those memories. I have had a great career as an artist myself, you know. I'm not here just because I've spent time with Picasso.”
“Life is a challenge, we must take it.”

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