#here

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#could #first #how #judge #know

One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life. ↗

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

#gratitude #kind #life #never #only

It's a wonderful feeling to work in a country where the government's first concern is for its people, for all its people. ↗

— Ben Linder

#country #feeling #first #government #people

I love to play with Tony and Bill anytime, anywhere. ↗

— Pat Mastelotto

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I love the DJ scene out in the clubs. It is a great way to party and make people happy, the atmosphere is one that I use as an escape from reality. ↗

— Danny Masterson

#clubs #dj #escape #great #great way

And to understand this, I think this is a most important point where I would like always to be understood what we do with the New York Philharmonic. That the meaning of the music is number one. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would they like to be the image and the performance of the New York Philharmonic? ↗

— Kurt Masur

#came #discover #expect #here #i

If I was just considered a looker and wasn't considered an actor, where would I be in 10 or 20 years from now? ↗

— Heather Matarazzo

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