Local Quotes
1172 quotes by 970 authors
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The real opportunity is to harness the inventive power of the world to locally design and produce solutions to local problems.
— Neil Gershenfeld
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When I got out of undergrad, I had a degree in theater and telecommunications. My first job, I was a news reporter for the local…
— Suzanne Collins
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As the people of Shishmaref lose their natural hunting grounds to the warming sea, they are forced to buy U.S. canned goods from the only…
— Amy J. Berg
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Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it.
— Anthony Albanese
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I remember my dad supporting everyone on the local and national level. I was pretty much born into it. I saw the importance of politics…
— Unknown Author
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We are determined to provide for the nuclear fuel of such plants inside the country, at the hands of local Iranian scientists. We are going…
— Hassan Rouhani
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We will revive the emergency employment program established by former President Corazon Aquino. This will provide jobs for local communities and will help in the…
— Benigno Aquino III
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At Al Jazeera, we are getting our local Somalis, Yemenis and Sudanese, local correspondents from within the society, who understand much better than the people…
— Wadah Khanfar
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I think the research evidence on the benefits of early childhood programs for the local economy is extremely strong. However, the moral and political choice…
— Timothy J. Bartik
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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for…
— Robert Zoellick
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My entertainment was going to the local dollar movie theatre on the weekend, where I watched old black and white movies. If you wanted current…
— L'Wren Scott
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You know that wherever you go, not everyone will speak your language. But go and experience the local culture and try to pick up as…
— Steve McManaman
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All politics are local, and so in church.
— Greg Boyle
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In China, Vietnam, Russia and several former Soviet states, the dominant social networks are run by local companies whose relationship with the government actually constrains…
— Rebecca MacKinnon
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My father was an electrical engineer who worked at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. When I was growing up, my mother wrote humor columns for the local…
— Jason Kilar
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Every day I am part of my local town community, part of Rio Mesa High School Alumni, part of the racing world, part of the…
— Charlie Kimball
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Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so…
— Robin Williams
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The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip…
— Timothy Noah
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Washington sees the various local and national conflicts in the Middle East as part of a battle for regional hegemony between the U.S. and Iran.
— Stephen Kinzer
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