Block Quotes

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Before my father would open up a karate school in a particular neighborhood, he'd clean up the block - kick all the drug dealers and… — Lupe Fiasco
There are two kinds of sculptures. There's the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort… — Zaha Hadid
Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human… — William Hague
We've killed a million Iraqis since the start of the Gulf war - mostly by blocking humanitarian aid. — Woody Harrelson
I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, 'You're gonna have to move, you're blocking… — Mitch Hedberg
The Westwood Cemetery is just a few blocks from my home, and a number of my very dear friends are buried there. — Hugh Hefner
There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block. — Carl Hiaasen
If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries. — Bill Hicks
A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it. — Cullen Hightower
I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and… — Tom Hooper
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of… — Elbert Hubbard
Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be. — Jennifer Hudson
The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks. — Mahalia Jackson
Success doesn't necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won't win a game or a battle; the win comes… — Naveen Jain
When I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing. — Wyclef Jean
We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in… — Quincy Jones
Then there was a kid in the neighborhood about three blocks away, his name was Bobby Beavis. — Mike Judge
It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk a… — Alex Kapranos
Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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