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Roger Altman Quotes

Safer cities generally mean stronger urban economies.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: April 2, 1946

Topics

Stronger Mean Urban Cities Safer

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

Heart History Soul Democracy Voice

I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved 'isms' and twists.

Work Love Power Art Past Negative

There certainly is a good 'Tex Mex' restaurant very close to our office. My office is around 100 yards from it. I call it Tex Mex because every couple of years it's changed hands and changed name, I'm not exactly sure why!

Good Name Restaurant Hands Why Sure

Man seems to be the only animal whose food soils him, making necessary much washing and shield-like bibs and napkins. Moles living in the earth and eating slimy worms are yet as clean as seals or fishes, whose lives are one perpetual wash.

Food Man Animal Eating Earth Living

Business owners have made a strong case to me that they need guest workers. But none has suggested that these workers should be placed on a path to citizenship.

Business Path Me Strong Citizenship

What's really the driver of talent is not raw ability. It's not even just experience. It's what's called 'deliberate practice,' which is to say, if you do something a lot, you get really good at it.

Stephen J. Dubner

Good Experience Talent Practice You

The key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes.

Steven Soderbergh

Good Key Attention Transition Movies

I love my mom. My mom loves me. We don't have an easy relationship. I don't think we ever will, but I'd rather have a complicated, misunderstood relationship than have no relationship at all.

Love Relationship Me Mom Think Easy

It always hurts a bit to pick the 'wrong one' in a race as big as the Champion Hurdle, and then, to make matters worse, you go and get beat by the horse you rejected.

Champion Horse You Wrong Go Race

I have been privileged to work for some of the most high-powered people in town. They pay me for my opinions, and I give those to them.

Work People Me Opinions Pay Give

Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular.

Perspective Me Start Reason Guy Who

I was always critiquing my work. I let everybody else around - producers, directors, other actors - they give the nod of approval or the praise. Because I tried to always bring the best, so even if they were happy with it, I was still scrutinizing it.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

Work Best Happy Praise Always Bring

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