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...nuclear warfare is not necessary to cause a breakdown of our society. You take a large city like Los Angeles, New York,… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
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Do not lounge in the cities! There is room & health in the country, away from the crowds of idlers & imbeciles.… — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
We should figure out how to do this so that some parents don't feel disenfranchised, angry and upset. It says a lot… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
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I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
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I act the way I talk. It probably comes from starting out in Second City, improvisational theater. I can go from take… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
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Cities produce love and yet feel none. A strange thing when you think about it, but perhaps fitting. Cities need that love… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image