#philadelphia

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. ↗

— Colin Powell

#compromise #compromises #consensus #constitution #country

I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia. ↗

— Richie Allen

#except #first #i #left #philadelphia

In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

#days #even #feels #looked #now

The time to make up your mind about people, is never. ↗

— Philip Barry

#tracy-lord #acting

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia. ↗

— Judith Viorst

#accident #automobile #bracket #girdle #higher

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been. ↗

— Ethel Waters

#been #big #big time #city #ever

Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#camden #dull #exciting #jersey #merely

The Constitution was written by 55 educated and highly intelligent men in Philadelphia in 1787, but it was written so that it could be understood by people of limited education and modest intelligence. ↗

— John Jay Hooker

#could #educated #education #highly #intelligence

I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one. ↗

— David Lynch

#every #i #many #meant #philadelphia

The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later. ↗

— Doug Collins

#am #finals #four #going #heart