Local Quotes

1172 Local quotes by 970 unique authors

Start with local press first. Start with people you know. Don't pitch every journalist. — Ben Parr
You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator. — Dick Murphy
Ourselves are cosmic and capacious beyond conjecture, and to experience some notion of the planetary perspective is the richest income from travelling. It takes all… — Amos Bronson Alcott
In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a… — S I Hayakawa
Who's going to manage (health savings accounts)?. It's not going to be your local accountant, it's going to be Fidelity. — Bill Vaughan
I like to go through the zine sections of local bookstores when on the road and have found a lot of really great kind of… — Jeff VanderMeer
I think one of the most important investments an organization like TNC [The Nature Conservancy] can make is in helping build local capacity - supporting… — Edward Norton
The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they've had minor leagues - they've had local rightwing guys who've become… — Al Franken
I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and I'd go… — Neil Gaiman
As a kid, I would get my parents to drop me off at my local library on their way to work during the summer holidays,… — Neil Gaiman
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security… — Bill Gates
With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a… — Jennifer Granholm
Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it's hardly tax-free. The property taxes are… — Gail Collins
So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.' — Tommy Cooper
I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do… — Francis Ford Coppola
My libertarian friends are probably getting a little upset now but I think that's because they never appreciate the benefits of local fascism. — Ann Coulter
When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be… — Simon Cowell
There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to… — Andrew Cuomo
I don't need to be asking for money for local museums and other projects just to make me look good back home. — Jim DeMint
So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and… — Jim DeMint
In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went… — Alan Dershowitz
I was in fact pretty much - by the larger culture, by the local culture, by people around me, by people on TV - encouraged… — Junot Diaz
So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I… — Dick Van Dyke
Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for… — Jan Egeland
In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general… — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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