Local Quotes

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My federal, state, and local experience will allow me the opportunity to effectively represent the constituents of the Fourth District. — Gloria Negrete McLeod
We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps… — Keith Ellison
Use your voice on the local level where it has the potential to be more widely heard. — Kirsten Gillibrand
I came to all the realizations about sustainability and biodiversity because I fell in love with the way food tastes. That was it. And because… — Alice Waters
When we lived in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, my sister and I did a local play. My whole family got involved. My mom did… — Danielle Panabaker
In K-12, almost everybody goes to local schools. Universities are a bit different because kids actually do pick the university. The bizarre thing, though, is… — Bill Gates
Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves… — Billy Graham
By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business… — Robert Kiyosaki
With the growth of Harvard from a small provincial college into a great University, a unique paranoia has swept the ranks of local officialdom, furrowing… — J. Anthony Lukas
Over the years, I have studied church history as well as the contemporary church, and I noticed how rare it is for a God-glorifying transition… — C. J. Mahaney
For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians and the public,… — Rory Stewart
Buying from a local farmer can mean that he makes a two-hour extra truck drive, which can damage the environment more than a bunch of… — Tyler Cowen
My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up. — Mary Badham
Farm Aid was started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews as a concert to support small local farms in… — Rebecca Pidgeon
Nationally, more than one million Asian American entrepreneurs create jobs in their communities, helping fuel local commerce. In New York, we have seen firsthand how… — Nydia Velazquez
Through the Committee on Education and the Workforce, we need to ensure we are educating a future generation to achieve a workforce for the 21st… — Matt Salmon
The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities. — Stanley Hauerwas
I applied for funding to embark on an overseas field trip in Iceland, and spent six weeks there happily holed up in the national archives,… — Hannah Kent
Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than crammed… — Carl Honore
Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port, but in the… — Rose George

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