Local Quotes

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Traditional Anglo-Saxon intolerance is a local and temporal culture trait like any other. — Ruth Benedict
For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. Because they are nimble and closely attuned to local community needs, they are… — Ed Begley, Jr.
Local companies don't have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend to more often because the owners live there and they… — Paul Hawken
Tony Awards boost Broadway attendance and sell the shows on the road. They're the sugar to swat the fly. If you needed more explanation for… — John Lahr
If it's cross-country ski season, I'll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y… — Neil Peart
America is the world's living myth. There's no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is… — Don DeLillo
East St. Louis-which the local press refers to as "an inner city without an outer city"-has some of the sickest children in America. Of 66… — Jonathan Kozol
We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional communities, we have to work for local… — Jerry Brown
Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth. — Alvar Aalto
Just ask the local people for the best food. Don't rely on a guidebook. — Masaharu Morimoto
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and… — Rachel Maddow
If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms… — Robert Waterman McChesney
I like being able to walk into an old town and find good local food. — Sienna Miller
I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues… — Gary Neville
I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as a… — James Nachtwey
My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you… — Jamie Oliver
Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities. — Jared Polis
The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections… — Thomas DiLorenzo
The number of small businesses in the United States totals about 25 million. Because most of these have a local trading territory, relatively few advertise… — Marc Ostrofsky
Traditional local media are adding local search capabilities to their sites so they can share in the local search traffic and ad revenues in the… — Marc Ostrofsky
No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent. — Nancy Pearcey
In the absence of a limitation on local enforcement powers, the states are bound by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution to enforce… — Russell Pearce
Sen. Robert Menendez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 would try to nullify every single state and local law that fights illegal immigration. Congressman Luis… — Russell Pearce
You don't have any communication between the Israelis and the Iranians. You have all sorts of local triggers for conflict. Having countries act on a… — Dennis A. Ross
2009 was a tough year, but Australia rose to the challenge of the global financial crisis. It shows what can be done when we all… — Kevin Rudd

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