Local Quotes

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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers,… — Charles Sturt
Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void — Hervey Allen
I worked at a local country club that I never belonged to. I did random tasks in the pro shop and supposed to be in… — Shelley Hennig
I describe what is happening as 'food fascism' because this system can only survive through totalitarian control. With patents on seed, an illegitimate legal system… — Vandana Shiva
The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth - that is, the natural wealth of… — Wendell Berry
Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world. — Andy Stanley
Be very careful of what you allow to infiltrate your consciousness and subconsciousness. When you watch too much television, you'll start to feel inferior from… — RuPaul
I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors… — Frank Dobson
A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence. — Ferdinand Mount
Iâ€™m pleased to see the progress made on the Windsor Regional Hospital project. This is an important project for our community in terms of the… — Sandra Pupatello
When you are in a business, you must join associations, (both local and international), so that you can exchange ideas, with people from the same… — Strive Masiyiwa
To me, the last mile of the Internet that very few people have successfully really done. And this is like micro local. Things that really… — Sarah Lacy
I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world, waiting for me to look… — Patrick Ness
A good community insures itself by trust, by good faith and good will, by mutual help. A good community, in other words, is a good… — Wendell Berry
It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think â€“ the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it… — Sara Sheridan
Cowgirl is a spirit, a special brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. Cowgirls… — Dale Evans
Well it's hotter 'n blazes and all the long faces / there'll be no oasis for a dry local grazier — Tom Waits
We can fight the global economy with a strong local economy. — Wendell Berry
It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it. Now 30 years on The Body Shop is a multi… — Anita Roddick
I do believe life begins at conception. The very first time I ran for election, I took out an editorial in the local newspaper and… — Stockwell Day

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