"If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that there's no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream."

-- Jonathan Kozol

#Growing Up Quotes #Philadelphia Quotes #Today Quotes

“Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been clearer if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips?”

Source : Martin Gardner (2006). “Aha! A Two Volume Collection: Aha! Gotcha Aha! Insight”, MAA
“What is the motive which operates in every man's breast to counteract the impulse towards the gratification of his wants and appetites?”
“I'm that tech writer who gets on stage and plays funny tech songs. I wouldn't want that to be all I'm known for, but it's a bit of a differentiator.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think.”
“Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.”

Source : Max Ehrmann, “Desiderata”
“God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.”
“Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.”
“There are clearly environmental factors that can decrease the incidence and death from cancer. I would still say though that the majority of cancers cannot be prevented at this point, but they can be treated and they can be treated two major ways.”

Source : Source: to.pbs.org

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