"Before passage of this [Federal Reserve] Act, the New York Bankers could only dominate the reserves of New York. Now, we are able to dominate the bank reserves of the entire country."

-- Nelson W. Aldrich

#Country Quotes #New York Quotes #Historical Quotes

“Blessedness is promised to the peacemaker, not to the conqueror.”
“I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page.”
“Can't wait to date a supermodel, can't wait to sue my Dad. Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari, on the way to rehab.”
“Nothing would give up life: Even the dirt keeps breathing a small breath.”
“In Mathematics it is always best to cheat.”
“How strange and awful is the synthesis of life and death in the gusty winds and falling leaves of an autumnal day!”
“If I can send one person home after a performance feeling better than when they arrived, then I've done my job, and I sleep good at night.”
“Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?”

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