"One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness."

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Source : "New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 26, 2010.

Mitch Landrieu

#Beautiful Quotes #Simple Quotes #New Orleans Quotes

“I hate my Visa card but have to use it for diesel, insurance and big items. I prefer paying by cash whenever possible because that way I feel as if I've got a better grasp on what I'm spending.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Be sure to enjoy language, experiment with ways of talking, be exuberant even when you don't feel like it because language can make your world a better place to live.”
“You scholars, you're in communication with the devil.”
“I'm learning all the right vocabulary words - 'You're right, I'm wrong.'”
“When you look out of a window, when you look at anything, you know what you're seeing? Yourself. A thing can only look beautiful or romantic or inspiring only if the beauty or romance or inspiration is inside you.”

Source : Fredric Brown (2016). “The Fabulous Clipjoint”, p.96, Pickle Partners Publishing
“He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, he, when freed from hatred and wise, is called respectable.”
“A writer is someone who has written something today”
“One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.”

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