Locals Quotes - Page 13

• One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

  Jessica Savitch

  Tired, Musical, Directors

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• The terrorists who committed the 2003 Istanbul attacks were locals, that is, Turks. And when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in the Netherlands last year, the murderer and his supporters were also part of the Muslim community.

  Otto Schily

  Istanbul, Years, Community

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• There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

  Bobby Scott

  Fire, Volunteer, Department

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• I am a regular if not exactly enthusiastic patron of my local bookshop. I try to buy at least some books there because I cling to the belief that it's important to maintain those businesses which put a human face on the exchange of money for goods and services.

  Will Self

  Book, Important, Trying

  "The Essential David Shrigley" by Will Self, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2010.

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• I always like my trailer or hotel room to have fresh flowers or pillows I find at a local flea market - anything to personalize the environment.

  Chloe Sevigny

  Flower, Rooms, Fleas

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• All together, we know for many years that terror is the most dangerous thing for local, regional and international stability.

  Ariel Sharon

  Years, Together, Stability

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• Hometown Aerosmith fans are different from other Aerosmith fans, and that mainly has to do with Joe Perry. It's tough to overstate his strange grip on the local psyche. Tyler is a star who belongs to the whole world, but Perry, that dude belongs to Boston.

  Rob Sheffield

  Stars, Boston, Fans

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• We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.

  Jane Smiley

  Two, Events, Three

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• Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy.

  Wilbur Smith

  Father, Hero, Boys

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• I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater.

  Emma Stone

  Acting, Comedy, Youth

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• Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.

  David Suzuki

  Garden, Years, Community

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• Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, 'Flying Fingers,' debuted; since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.

  Adora Svitak

  Children, Book, School

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• There are times, like after a long day of work, when the thought of an easy drive-through is enticing. But then I remember how crappy I felt when I ate fast food in the past, and it inspires me to head to the grocery store or my local farmer's market and whip up an easy but healthier option.

  Alison Sweeney

  Past, Long, Inspire

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• In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you your loan held on to it for life. If you lost your job or got too sick to work and suddenly had trouble making your payments, you could call a human being and work things out.

  Matt Taibbi

  Jobs, Sick, Credit

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• My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.

  Al-Waleed bin Talal

  Running, Investing, Wheels

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Meaningful, Patriotic, Thinking

  Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Ancient Gonzo Wisdom”, p.319, Pan Macmillan

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• As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.

  Jesse Ventura

  Jobs, Law, Issues

  Jesse Ventura (2000). “I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up”, p.33, Villard

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• Local and regional food systems are about opportunity.

  Tom Vilsack

  Opportunity

  "A New Guide to Local and Regional Food" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 29, 2012.

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• Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.

  Tom Vilsack

  Scales, Young, Farmers

  "A New Guide to Local and Regional Food" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 29, 2012.

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• To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens and local slaughter facilities.

  Tom Vilsack

  School, Kitchen, Helping

  "A New Guide to Local and Regional Food" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 29, 2012.

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• So I rang up my local swimming baths. I said 'Is that the local swimming baths?' He said 'It depends where you're calling from.'

  Tim Vine

  Funny, Humor, Swimming

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• I wouldn't just come home from school and watch TV everyday, they had me involved in lots of local theatre. I was a very dramatic, talkative child. And that was part of my mother's creative solution - to put me in workshops and classes and children's theatre programmes.

  Kerry Washington

  Mother, Children, Home

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• We have been getting ready to recycle more e-waste by investing in infrastructure, providing grants to local government and working with industry.

  Jay Weatherill

  Government, Investing, Waste

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• One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

  Allen West

  Health, Issues, Immigration

  "West on Issues Facing America". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. October 11, 2010.

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• In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only charity a progressive sends is a smug sermon on fair share and what fairness is.

  Allen West

  Real, Agency, Volunteer

  "CPAC Highlights: Rubio and West". "The Rush Limbaugh Show" with Rush Limbaugh, origin-www.rushlimbaugh.com. March 14, 2013.

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