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I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough; well I am good enough now. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#america #any #away #because #child

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17. ↗

— Carly Simon

#i #properly #really #speak #stammer

We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big. ↗

— Carly Simon

#big #jazz #musical #musical theater #see

It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city. ↗

— David Simon

#baltimore #cities #city #convict #criminal

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. ↗

— Paul Simon

#bandstand #called #dance #got #i

The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated. ↗

— William E. Simon

#american citizen #approach #aware #citizen #elitist

Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater. ↗

— William E. Simon

#checks #compare #corporal #greater #important

Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system. ↗

— Alan K. Simpson

#american people #anything #felt #good #off

I love that I can dream about paisley, and then two months later, someone's wearing it. I'm basically styling America. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#america #basically #dream #i #i can

Mr. Lincoln's elevation shows that in America every station in life may be honorable; that there is no barrier against the humblest; but that merit, wherever it exists, has the opportunity to be known. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

#america #barrier #elevation #every #exists