"Small towns make up for their lack of people by having everyone be more interesting."

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Source : Doris Haddock, Dennis Burke (2001). “Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year”, p.139, Villard

Doris "Granny D" Haddock

#People Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Towns Quotes

“There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything thatâ€™s a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that donâ€™t fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everythingâ€™s quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleepâ€”then they appear.”
“I think this is just the natural progression of Columbus gangs. They are getting older now, and they are looking for newer markets. We're really seeing them spreading throughout the state, especially south.”
“It hurts, but thatâ€™s all it does. The most difficult part of the training is training your mind. You build calluses on your feet to endure the road. You build calluses on your mind to endure the pain. Thereâ€™s only one way to do that. You have to get out there and run.”
“That Hegel is a metaphysician, and that he thinks metaphysics is fundamental to philosophy, is plain enough from his definition of philosophy.”

Source : "Diotima’s child". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. September 21, 2012.
“I don't remember anything anybody said in any Jack Ford picture. Nothing happens except action.”
“The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.”
“The state of perpetual emptiness is, of course, very good for business.”
“It's enthusiasm, not apathy, that makes the world go 'round.”

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