"New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillacs, and beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden in their mattresses."

-- Duke Ellington

#New York Quotes #Dollars Quotes #Cadillacs Quotes

“When people clap for me I say, don't clap for me, clap for what God has done.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 15, 2017
“He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.”
“If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn't even begun to pull out the knife.”
“My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you're causin' no harm, then your alright with me.”

Source : Song: Burn One Down
“If you're not careful people will judge you based on these appearances and they will pigeon hole you that this is the person that you are. Your shy, your aggressive, your this type or that type and you lose the control of the dynamic, they become the ones that determine who you are. A powerful person never loses control of the dynamic they are in someway in control.”
“I am no busier than I have ever been - I have always been a busy guy.”

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com
“The man who persists in knocking will succeed in entering.”
“She saw through the shell of me into the center of me”

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