"California, more than any other part of the Union, is a country by itself, and San Francisco a capital."

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Source : James Bryce (1889). “The American Commonwealth”

James Bryce

#Country Quotes #California Quotes #San Francisco Quotes

“You can fit two United States and maybe a third one into the entire continent of Africa, but on a map we make the entire continent of Africa look like the size of the United States, which is why a lot of people don't know that Africa is a continent. They think it's a country because it looks as big as we do.”
“Some say the economy means that you have to persuade people to invest in clothes - to buy less things but more expensive things. I disagree - invest in jewelry, or a house, maybe, but not in fashion.”
“Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.”
“The external appearance of any construction projects that are created during the time of the National Socialist Reich must take on the sensibility of our time.”

Source : "Deutsche Technik", May 1938.
“The one word you should forget when you start a new project is the word 'I' - you need to replace that word 'I' with the idea of 'everybody else.”
“Football gives the African people hope, a true motivation for their life.”
“When I was a kid I drew like Michelangelo. It took me years to learn to draw like a kid.”
“The world is full of shitheads, Rhea. Donâ€™t listen to themâ€”listen to me. And I know that Lou is one of those shitheads. But I listen.”

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