#hood

But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and how I am today, it lessens the likelihood it will ever happen. ↗

— Lawrence Taylor

#comfortable #day #did #done #ever

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, it's at the bottom. It's the people who are in school systems that don't educate, neighborhoods where there is a lot of crime, drugs, the whole bit. ↗

— Clarence Thomas

#bit #blacks #bottom #crime #educate

At this early stage in our evolution, now through our infancy and into our childhood and then, with luck, our growing up, what our species needs most of all, right now, is simply a future. ↗

— Lewis Thomas

#early #evolution #future #growing #growing up

What a beautiful woman. She moved with grace, she was entirely feminine, and yet, she possessed incredible inner strength. She’s a survivor. ↗

— Jan Moran

#femininity #survivor #womanhood #beauty

Magazines and advertising are flogging the idea that you have to keep changing things and get something new. I think that's balls - evil. But obviously that's your livelihood. ↗

— Robin Day

#balls #changing #evil #get #i

The thing I miss most from home, is having a home. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#childhood-memories #family #father #home #homeless

Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of. ↗

— Tom Holt

#few #grow #habits #i #managed

To be deeply committed to negotiations, to be opposed to a particular war or military action, is not only considered unpatriotic, it also casts serious doubt on one's manhood. ↗

— Myriam Miedzian

#also #casts #committed #considered #deeply

Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#announce #boston #committee #convention #fund

Young boys should never be sent to bed. They always wake up a day older. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#punishment #childhood