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I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#childhood #daddy #dishes #earned #garden

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#assumption #bad #dealing #elected #i

It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the denial of the right of petition. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#denial #distinguish #general #impossible #mind

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty. ↗

— DMX

#fundamental #guilty #important #innocence #judicial

Spring flew swiftly by, and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness. The great trees, which had looked shrunken and bare in the earlier months, had now burst into strong life and health; and stretching forth their green arms over the thirsty ground, converted open and naked spots into choice nooks, where was a deep and pleasant shade from which to look upon the wide prospect, steeped in sunshine, which lay stretched out beyond. The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green; and shed her richest perfumes abroad. It was the prime and vigour of the year; all things were glad and flourishing. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#beauty

We started focusing on this in earnest late summer and early fall. I can build more power plants. In the 12 years before us, not a single plant of major consequence was built. ↗

— Gray Davis

#build #built #consequence #early #earnest

It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world. ↗

— Hope Davis

#character #easy #good #instant #into

The first professional training I received of any kind was when I was 14 years old and we were in Kansas City, Missouri. I attended the Kansas City Art Institute for one summer. ↗

— Marc Davis

#art #attended #city #first #i

I knew more about Texas than the Texans and when they told me I would find summer here I smiled knowingly. ↗

— Richard H. Davis

#find #here #i #knew #knowingly

If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same. ↗

— Rick Derringer

#assume #audience #continuing #doing #grow