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John Lindsay

(1921–2000) Politician

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John Lindsay was a politician, best known for Making sense of pensions and retirement.

Quick Facts About John Lindsay

Born: November 24, 1921
Died: December 19, 2000
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Making sense of pensions and retirement
Spouse: Hariot Hester Williams-Wynn

About John Lindsay

John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, the mayor of New York City, and a candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular guest host of Good Morning America. Lindsay served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1959 to December 1965 and as mayor of New York from January 1966 to December 1973.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by John Lindsay

Technology tends to fuel the imagination. People with a technological bent can get excited by sometimes the most hazardous technologies, if they…

Bent

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There's something about the awareness of the limits that makes you tune in more to your surroundings and I've experienced a lot…

Alternatives

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I try to build the things so that they're fairly indestructible. I've learned from my mistakes and some of those units, even…

Abandoned

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These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any…

Any

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Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.

Anti war

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Obviously technologies that are sustainable are a logical first step to creating a just society, one that doesn't trample life in all…

Acknowledge

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I'm definitely more interested in technologies that are more accessible, that are as accessible as possible.

Technology

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The soil of Palestine still enjoys her sabbaths, and only waits for the return of her banished children, and the application of…

Application

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New York was something like a circus performer walking a tightrope an juggling at the same time....It could barely maintain its position,…

Balance

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We see political leaders replacing moral imperatives with a Southern strategy. We have seen all too clearly that there are men-now in…

America

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There are men - now in power in this country - who do not respect dissent, who cannot cope with turmoil, and…

America

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Technology has to be accessible otherwise it enslaves us, and I'm not really in favour of that.

Favour

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You've got to be happy if they get your facts right. Since January I don't think I've recognized a damned thing that…

Asking

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New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble.

Areas

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Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill.

Charcoal

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I like the analogy that the way that we live in Western Society, the energy that we consume in the form of…

Analogies

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The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to.

Faster

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